Transcript Assurance for Heroes Act

Bill: 118-hr-3898
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-07
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Digital media

Higher education

Student records

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <html><body><p><b>Transcript Assurance for Heroes Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires educational institutions to, as a condition of approval under the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), make digital transcripts available to veterans (or other individuals who are eligible for VA educational assistance).</p></body></html>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2023 Mr. Crane (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois , and Ms. Mace ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a condition of approval under the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, that educational institutions make available to eligible persons and veterans digital copies of official transcripts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transcript Assurance for Heroes Act . 2. Requirement that educational institutions approved for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs provide digital official transcripts Section 3675(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) The educational institution makes available to each eligible person or veteran a copy of the person or veteran’s official transcript in a digital format. .