House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act
Official title: To establish a pilot program to extend eligibility for a certain work-study allowance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training on at least a half-time basis, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jennifer McClellan D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 7, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5965.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McCLELLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 187, November 7, 2025, Page H4586):This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 76 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5965, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5965
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
24 cosponsors — 24 Democrats
0 of 24 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), William Keating (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Marc Veasey (D-TX), George Whitesides (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jennifer McClellan.
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- H.R. 4894 (119th) Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025
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- H.Res. 955 (119th) Recognizing the importance of a continued commitment to ending pediatric HIV/AIDS worldwide.
- H.R. 3054 (119th) RESEARCHER Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.