US HB6262 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) assistance entitlements and subsistence allowances. Under the bill, an assistance payment for training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities shall not be charged against an individual's entitlement to such assistance if an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the closure of an educational institution or disapproval of the course. The bill also authorizes the VA to continue to pay subsistence allowances for a specified amount of time during periods following the permanent closure of an institution or the disapproval of a course of study.
Title
Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act
Sponsors
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] | Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
2020-03-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2020-03-12 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E307) |
2020-03-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB6322 (Related) 2020-04-28 - Became Public Law No: 116-140. (TXT | PDF)
HB6379 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB3575 (Related) 2020-03-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB6379 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB3575 (Related) 2020-03-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6262/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6262/BILLS-116hr6262ih.pdf |