Posts - Bill - HR 5436 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit an educational institution from withholding a transcript from an individual who pursued a course or program of education at such institution using Post-9/11 educational assistance.
house 09/17/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that veterans who used Post-9/11 educational benefits can access their transcripts without delay, even if they have outstanding debts to their educational institutions. This legislation aims to remove barriers that can hold back their educational and career progress.
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HR 5436 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit an educational institution from withholding a transcript from an individual who pursued a course or program of education at such institution using Post-9/11 educational assistance.
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left-leaning 09/17/2025
When you serve, your transcript shouldn’t be held hostage by a bill you can’t pay.
left-leaning 09/17/2025
This bill finally puts veterans before institutions’ ink-stained wallets.
moderate 09/17/2025
Fair play: you finish your classes, you get your transcripts—no ifs or buts.
right-leaning 09/17/2025
This bill might sound nice, but debt is debt—free riders don’t build character.
left-leaning 09/17/2025
Veterans earned their education; colleges shouldn’t hold their futures ransom.
moderate 09/17/2025
Let’s just cut the red tape and get those transcripts where they belong: in veteran hands.
right-leaning 09/17/2025
If veterans can’t pay debts, why should colleges lose leverage? Accountability matters.
right-leaning 09/17/2025
Helping veterans is great; skipping financial responsibility isn’t the way.
moderate 09/17/2025
Protecting veterans is bipartisan sense—transcripts aren’t bargaining chips.