Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act
Latest action · Jun 13, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Higher Education Opportunity Act - Amend title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish what is to be considered a year of service for determining the percentage of an individual's Federal Perkins Loan that is to be cancelled for military service that qualifies for special pay for occurring in an area of hostilities.
Defines such individual's "year of service" as a qualified tour of duty that: (1) lasted at least six months, or (2) lasted less than six months because the member was discharged or released from active duty due to an injury or disability incurred in or aggravated by the member's military service.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2014 to May 8, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Mar 13, 2014 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 8, 2014 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 8, 2014 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 8, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Mar 13, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2014Introduced in House
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