To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the manner in which an advance payment of initial educational assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance.
Latest action · Mar 18, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 6, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to charge an advance payment of veterans' educational assistance against the final and, if necessary, penultimate month of the recipient's entitlement to such assistance.
Prohibits an individual from receiving more than one advance payment of veterans' educational assistance during any academic year.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2014 to Apr 2, 2014, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-MI | Kerry L. Bentivolio | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 2, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House
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