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S. 1308

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1308, the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 4, 2025 by Sen. Thom Tillis (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Apr 4, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 1308 has 11 co-sponsors.

sb1308/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1308 IS: Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1308  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 4, 2025   Mr. Tillis  (for himself,  Mr. Budd ,  Mr. Cornyn ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Gallego ,  Mr. Moreno ,  Mr. Peters , and  Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the criteria for approval of certain independent study programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025   or the   VETS Opportunity Act of 2025  .
2.
Treatment of certain independent study programs under educational assistance programs of Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)
In general
Section 3680A(a)(4)(A)(ii)(III) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the matter before item (aa), by inserting  that requires regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors  after  study ; and
(2)
by amending item (bb) to read as follows:
(bb)
an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) that is participating in a student financial assistance program authorized by title IV of that Act; and
  .
(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any quarter, semester, or term, as applicable, that begins on or after August 1, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-04
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Apr 4, 2025

sb1308/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (04/04/2025)

Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 or the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Thom Tillis (R) sponsors S. 1308, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1308 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Apr 4, 2025

Actions

S. 1308 has taken 2 actions since Apr 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 4, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Apr 4, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1308 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1308.

Titles

S. 1308 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the criteria for approval of certain independent study programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named S. 1308 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A—Virginia16—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASteven Strobridge, Col, Delisted for 04/26/2013 Rene Campos, CDR, Delisted for 06/17/2013Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A16—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 23.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER116
JORDAN WICKER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
JOY ILEM114
ERIC GUTSHALL113
WILLIAM CONNOR113
ANDREW RAKACZKI112
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112
APRIL VOGEL111
BRENDEN MCMAHON111
BRIAN KELLY111
JAMES O'BRIEN111
JENNIFER GOODALE111
JIMMY SANTOS111
KAREN RUEDISUELI111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$446K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES ACAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A2026 first_quarter$125K1st Quarter - Report
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES ACAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A2025 fourth_quarter$110K4th Quarter - Report
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES ACAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES ACAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Report
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES ACAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES ACAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES A2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1308 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1308’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s1308/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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