VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 by Sen. Thomas Tillis
It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.
This bill modifies which independent study programs are covered under veterans’ educational assistance benefits.
The bill requires independent study programs that lead to a certificate that reflects graduation from a course of study to include regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors.
The bill allows such independent study programs to be offered by any institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions, that are approved to participate in the Department of Education’s financial assistance programs.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.