Veterans Training Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 14, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Training Act - Deems a program of education as an approved program for purposes of the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program if the program is offered by an institution offering: (1) postsecondary instruction that leads to an associate or higher degree and the institution is an approved institution of higher learning; or (2) instruction that does not lead to an associate or higher degree and the institution is an approved educational institution.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 22, 2009 to Sep 29, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jan 27, 2010 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Mar 2, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Apr 20, 2010 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 26, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 11, 2010 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Jun 16, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jun 16, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 29, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 14, 2009 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Oct 16, 2009Hearings Feb 25, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2010Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Oct 14, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 14, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-99 | UPDATE OF THE POST-9/11 GI BILL109 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 16, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-787 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW POST-9/11 GI BILL--LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD177 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 21, 2010–Jul 21, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-64 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3257, H.R. 3484, H.R. 3579, H.R. 3813, H.R. 3948, H.R. 3976, H.R. 4079, H.R. 4203, H.R. 4359, H.R. 4469, AND H.R. 4592107 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 25, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3171 | Veterans Training Act | Identical bill | Mar 25, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Training Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
