Career-Ready Student Veterans Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 9, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 16, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Career-Ready Student Veterans Act
(Sec. 2) This bill adds the following new criteria for state approval, with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance, of applications of educational institutions providing veterans with non-accredited courses:
- a program designed to prepare an individual for state licensure or certification must meet any state instructional curriculum licensure or certification requirements; or
- a program designed to prepare an individual for employment pursuant to standards developed by a state board or agency in an occupation requiring approval or licensure must be approved or licensed by that state board or agency.
The VA may waive either of these two requirements if:
- the educational institution is accredited by an agency or association recognized by the Department of Education;
- the program did not meet the requirements at any time during the two-year period preceding the waiver date;
- the waiver furthers the purposes of the educational assistance programs or would further the education interests of individuals eligible for assistance under such programs; and
- the educational institution does not provide any incentive payment based on securing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or entities engaged in student recruiting or admission activities or in making decisions regarding the award of student financial assistance, except for recruitment of foreign students residing in foreign countries who are ineligible for federal student assistance.
The VA shall submit to Congress notice of, and justification for, a waiver within 30 days of issuance.
The VA shall disapprove a course of education unless the educational institution providing it discloses publicly any conditions or additional requirements, including training, experience, or exams, required to obtain the license, certification, or approval for which the course is designed to provide preparation.
If after enrollment in a course subject to disapproval an individual pursues one or more courses of education at the same educational institution while remaining continuously enrolled, such course or courses shall not be subject to disapproval by reason of this Act.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2015 to Jun 23, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 23, 2015 |
Committees 2
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 May 15, 2015Markup Sep 17, 2015Reported Nov 16, 2015 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2015Hearings Jun 2, 2015Markup Jun 25, 2015Reported Jun 25, 2015 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2016 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 9, 2016Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 9, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H614-616)
- Feb 9, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2360.
- Feb 9, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H614)
- Feb 9, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-336.
- Nov 16, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.
- Sep 17, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 25, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 25, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Jun 2, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- May 15, 2015Introduced in House
- May 15, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H614–H616Text printed H614 | Corrine Brown D-FL, Jeff Miller R-FL, Mark Takano D-CA, Ryan A. Costello R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 9, 2016 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 23, 2015H.R. 2360, Career-Ready Student Veterans ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 17, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 75, May 15, 2015, page H3253.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-212 | HEARING ON PENDING HEALTH AND BENEFITS LEGISLATION180 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 16, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-23 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 356, H.R. 832, H.R. 1994, H.R. 2133, H.R. 2275, H.R. 2344, H.R. 2360, H.R. 2361, AND A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED "TO AMEND TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE, TO MAKE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TRANSFER OF UNUSED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS UNDER THE POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"206 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 2, 2015 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 425 | Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services, and Other Improvements Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 7, 2016 |
| S 1938 | Career-Ready Student Veterans Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 16, 2015 |
| S 2921 | Veterans First Act | Related bill | May 16, 2016 |
| HR 6062 | SERVICE Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the approval of certain programs of education for purposes of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Career-Ready Student Veterans Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Career-Ready Student Veterans Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Career-Ready Student Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2016Referred in Senate
- Feb 9, 2016Engrossed in House
- Nov 16, 2015Reported in House
- May 15, 2015Introduced 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.
