H.R. 2034 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 15, 2025. Received Sep 16, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryOpens STEM scholarship to more veterans
The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship gives extra money—up to nine additional months of benefits capped at $30,000—to veterans using their Post-9/11 GI Bill to study science, technology, engineering, math, or health care. This bill makes it easier to qualify by removing a restriction on how much educational assistance you need to have left, and it lowers the number of college credits you need to have already completed to apply.
How it affects you
If you're a veteran using your Post-9/11 GI Bill to pursue a STEM or health care degree, this bill could help you qualify for the scholarship even if you have more educational benefits remaining than before. It also means you need fewer completed college credits to become eligible, making the extra funding accessible to more veterans earlier in their studies.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 11, 2025)
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
This bill expands eligibility for and modifies administration of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. The scholarship allows individuals who are entitled to Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance and are pursuing eligible degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or health care to receive up to nine additional months of benefits (capped at $30,000).
The bill eliminates the requirement that an individual must have less than 180 days of remaining educational assistance entitlement (or no entitlement remaining) to be eligible for the scholarship.
Additionally, the bill reduces by 25% the number of credits an individual must have completed in order to be eligible for the scholarship.
In situations where there are insufficient funds available in a fiscal year, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to give priority to individuals who have used the most months of their educational assistance entitlement and those who are using their entitlement to pursue a program of post-secondary education in specified fields (e.g., engineering).
The bill specifies that individuals who receive the scholarship benefit may only use the benefit after they have used all of their educational assistance entitlement under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2034
AN ACT
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act
Sponsor: Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) · Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 16, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”