To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make tuition payments for veterans enrolled in institutions of higher learning who are receiving assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program by not later than the tuition due date for the quarter, semester, or term.
Latest action · Dec 6, 2011 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.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make tuition payments for veterans enrolled in institutions of higher education and receiving assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program by not later than the tuition due date for the quarter, semester, or term.
Directs the Secretary, in determining payment amount, to take into consideration any waiver of or reduction in tuition and fees, and any scholarship or other federal, state, institutional, or employer-based aid or assistance made or awarded as of the payment due date. Requires repayment to the Secretary of any waiver, reduction, or other assistance amount made or awarded after such date.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2011 to Apr 18, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Nov 17, 2011 |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Original | Nov 17, 2011 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Nov 17, 2011 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Nov 29, 2011 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jan 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 2, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Feb 2, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 9, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 18, 2012 |
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 Nov 17, 2011 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Dec 6, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Nov 17, 2011Introduced in House
- Nov 17, 2011Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7830.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make tuition payments for veterans enrolled in institutions of higher learning who are receiving assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program by not later than the tuition due date for the quarter, semester, or term.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2011Introduced in House
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