A 7739 — Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"
Congress · introduced 2025-04-08
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: 2026-02-02 — IN_ASSEMBLY_COMM
Sponsors
- Sam Berger (—, NY-27) — sponsor · 2025-04-08
- Pamela J. Hunter (—, NY-128) — cosponsor · 2025-04-08
- Charles Lavine (—, NY-13) — cosponsor · 2025-04-08
- Landon C. Dais (—, NY-77) — cosponsor · 2025-04-08
- Brian Cunningham (—, NY-43) — cosponsor · 2025-04-08
- Marianne Buttenschon (—, NY-119) — cosponsor · 2025-04-08
- Paula Kay (—, NY-100) — cosponsor · 2025-04-08
Action timeline
- · assembly — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- · assembly — REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- · assembly — AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- · assembly — PRINT NUMBER 7739A
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Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | Charles Lavine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-08 | Brian Cunningham | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-08 | Sam Berger | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-08 | Paula Kay | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-08 | Marianne Buttenschon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-08 | Landon C. Dais | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-04-08 | Pamela J. Hunter | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Sam Berger (—, state_lower NY-27) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Brian Cunningham (—, state_lower NY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charles Lavine (—, state_lower NY-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Landon C. Dais (—, state_lower NY-77) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Marianne Buttenschon (—, state_lower NY-119) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Pamela J. Hunter (—, state_lower NY-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Paula Kay (—, state_lower NY-100) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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
Activity
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- 2025-04-08 · cosponsored by Marianne Buttenschon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-08 · sponsored by Sam Berger (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-08 · cosponsored by Pamela J. Hunter (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-08 · cosponsored by Brian Cunningham (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-08 · cosponsored by Paula Kay (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-08 · cosponsored by Landon C. Dais (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-04-08 · cosponsored by Charles Lavine (cosponsor) · sponsorship