May 10, 2021

House advances Johnson, Cole bill to expand veteran services at tribal colleges, universities

Author: Ripon Advance News Service

The U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on May 4 marked up, amended and passed a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Tom Cole (R-OK) that would expand the VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program to tribal colleges and universities.
“Yesterday the Veterans’ Affairs Committee signed off on our bill,” Rep. Johnson said on May 5, “getting us one step closer to ensuring our native veterans are able to take full advantage of the services they’ve earned.”
Reps. Johnson and