H.R. 5436

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5436 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 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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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

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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. 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 such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section (and amending the table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):
``Sec. 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.''.
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