Will reduce the credit hour requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program.

H.R.2196 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Barr sponsored H.R.2196 to amend title 38 and lower the credit-hour threshold for eligibility under the VA Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program.

H.R.2196 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Andy Barr [R-KY-6] as sponsor, introduced 04/10/2019. Latest Action: 07/31/2019 Became Public Law No: 116-36. The CRS summary says the bill reduced the requirement to at least 120 semester or 180 quarter credit hours, instead of more than 128 semester or 192 quarter credit hours.

Official Congress.gov record shows Barr sponsored the exact bill and it became law, reducing the STEM Scholarship credit-hour threshold.

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H.R.2196 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Public Law 116-36 amended 38 U.S.C. 3320(b)(4)(A)(i) by striking 'more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours' and inserting 'at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours.' Approved July 31, 2019.

The enacted statutory text directly implements the promised reduction from over 128 semester hours to at least 120 semester hours.

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Text - H.R.2196 - Public Law No. 116-36
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Congress.gov action history: Reported by House Veterans' Affairs on 06/18/2019; passed the House by voice vote on 06/24/2019; passed the Senate without amendment by voice vote on 07/25/2019; became Public Law No. 116-36 on 07/31/2019.

The legislative record shows the bill advanced through both chambers and was enacted, not merely introduced or blocked.

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H.R.2196 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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VA eligibility guidance states that an undergraduate STEM degree program qualifies if it 'requires at least 120 standard semester credit hours (or 180 quarter credit hours) to complete.'

Current VA program guidance reflects the reduced 120-semester-hour threshold created by Public Law 116-36.

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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship | Veterans Affairs
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