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Union Calendar No. 732
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5436

[Report No. 119–835]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 17, 2025

Mr. Mannion (for himself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

September 24, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 17, 2025

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the End Transcript Withholding for Veterans Act.

Sec. 2. Prohibition of withholding a transcript from an individual who pursued a course or program of education at an educational institution using Post-9/11 educational assistance

Subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and amending the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):

3328. Prohibition of withholding transcripts

An educational institution may not withhold the transcript of an individual who attended a course or program of education at such educational institution using educational assistance under this chapter solely because such individual owes a debt to such educational institution.

September 24, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed