Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act
Latest action · Apr 17, 2017 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.
- IntroducedApr 17, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act
This bill includes under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance) the child or spouse of an individual who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty (Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients).
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 17, 2017 to Apr 20, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Apr 17, 2017 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Apr 20, 2017 |
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 Apr 17, 2017 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Apr 17, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 17, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Apr 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 67, April 17, 2017, page H2808.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-25 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3218, THE HARRY W. COLMERY VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2017102 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 17, 2017 |
| S. Hrg. 115-215 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION150 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 15, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 798 | Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jun 15, 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 include the Frye Scholarship in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion 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.
- Apr 17, 2017Introduced 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.
