HR 2551 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act

Introduced May 21, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Martha McSally R-AZ

Latest action · Apr 14, 2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 21, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat a pre-apprenticeship program as a program of apprenticeship, for purposes of providing educational assistance: (1) if such pre-apprenticeship program is recognized under or compliant with relevant state standards for a postsecondary pre-apprenticeship program, or (2) in the case of a program for which a state does not require any such standards, if the curriculum of the pre-apprenticeship program is approved by a sponsor who certifies that the program will prepare an individual with skills and competencies needed to enroll in a registered apprenticeship program and the pre-apprenticeship program maintains conduct and attendance policies in accordance with such sponsor.

A covered individual enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship program must receive the same amount and kind of educational assistance the individual would receive if the individual were enrolled in a program of apprenticeship, with an exception of specified housing assistance if the individual is not paid as part of such pre-apprenticeship program.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2015 to Jul 10, 2015; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MO	Ann Wagner	Original	May 21, 2015
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	May 21, 2015
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson	Original	May 21, 2015
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher	Original	May 21, 2015
R-TN	Diane Black	Original	May 21, 2015
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik	Original	May 21, 2015
R-AR	J. French Hill	Original	May 21, 2015
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	May 21, 2015
R-NY	John Katko	Original	May 21, 2015
D-NY	Jose E. Serrano	Original	May 21, 2015
D-CA	Judy Chu	Original	May 21, 2015
R-ND	Kevin Cramer	Original	May 21, 2015
D-FL	Lois Frankel	Original	May 21, 2015
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	May 21, 2015
R-UT	Mia B. Love	Original	May 21, 2015
R-IL	Mike Bost	Original	May 21, 2015
D-CA	Mike Thompson	Original	May 21, 2015
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Original	May 21, 2015
R-LA	Ralph Lee Abraham	Original	May 21, 2015
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent	Original	May 21, 2015
R-IA	Rod Blum	Original	May 21, 2015
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke	Original	May 21, 2015
D-CA	Scott H. Peters	Original	May 21, 2015
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho	Original	May 21, 2015
D-OH	Tim Ryan	Original	May 21, 2015
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	May 21, 2015
D-MN	Timothy J. Walz	Original	May 21, 2015
D-HI	Tulsi Gabbard	Original	May 21, 2015
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	May 21, 2015
R-TX	Will Hurd	Original	May 21, 2015
D-CA	John Garamendi		Jun 1, 2015
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Jun 16, 2015
R-MI	David A. Trott		Jul 8, 2015
R-FL	Curt Clawson		Jul 10, 2015

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 May 21, 2015
	Economic Opportunity Subcommittee	Referred Jun 5, 2015Hearings Apr 14, 2016

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 14, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 21, 2015Introduced in House
May 21, 2015Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States'' Article 1, Section 8, Clasue 12; ``The Congress shall have the power to . . . raise and support armies . . . Article 1, Section 8, Clause 13 ``To provide and maintain a navy'' And, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18; ``To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 79, May 21, 2015, page H3564.

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. 114-64	A LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS: H.R. 748; H.R. 2551; H.R. 3286; H.R. 3419; H.R. 4138; A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED, "TO MAKE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"; A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED, THE "VETERANS SUCCESS ON CAMPUS ACT OF 2016"; A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED, THE "GI BILL OVERSIGHT ACT OF 2016"; AND A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED, "TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF LABOR TO CARRY OUT A RESEARCH PROGRAM TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN ADDRESSING NEEDS OF CERTAIN MINORITY VETERANS63 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Apr 14, 2016

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 3018	Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act	Reintroduced Bill	Oct 25, 2017

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 ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 21, 2015Introduced in House

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