GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2010
Latest action · Feb 5, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2010 - Increases from $19 million to $24 million the annual amount available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse state agencies for expenses incurred in approving courses of education for participation in the veterans' educational assistance program.
Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to adjust such amount to account for changes in the cost of living.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 4, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Feb 4, 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 Feb 2, 2010 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 2, 2010Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2010Referred 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 1
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. 111-64 | 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 |
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 an increase in the amount available for reimbursements payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to State approving agencies, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2010Introduced 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.
