This bill changes the rules for a special scholarship that helps veterans and their families pay for degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). It aims to help students finish these difficult degrees when their regular GI Bill benefits run out.
The bill lowers the number of college credits a student must earn before they can apply. Instead of needing 60 credits, students would only need 45. For those training to be teachers, the requirement would drop from 90 credits to 67.5.
The government would give priority to students who have used the most of their regular GI Bill benefits and those who have officially declared a STEM major. This ensures the money goes to students who are closest to finishing their degrees but have run out of other funding.
Under these new rules, students must use up all of their regular GI Bill education benefits before they can start using this scholarship money. This prevents people from sitting on unused benefits while taking scholarship funds.
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Oct 23, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
