S 1250 — Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"
NY 2025 session · introduced 2025-01-08
Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"; grants academic credit for veterans with regard to SUNY and CUNY college credits for military learning, training, coursework and occupational experience.
Latest action: 2026-05-18 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors (1)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, NY-15) — sponsor · 2025-01-08
Action timeline (7)
- · senate — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
- · senate — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 1250A
- · senate — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
- · senate — AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 1250B
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | ← | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, state_upper NY-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2025-01-08 · sponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (sponsor) · sponsorship