BATTLE for Servicemembers Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Better Access to Technical Training, Learning, and Entrepreneurship for Servicemembers Act or the BATTLE for Servicemembers Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to waive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) under certain circumstances. The TAP provides information and training to service members and their spouses to assist them in the transition to civilian life by pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, or starting their own business. Under the bill, service members must participate in TAP training programs unless they choose to opt out of such programs.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2018 to Oct 16, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | Feb 6, 2018 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Feb 6, 2018 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Feb 6, 2018 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Feb 20, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 9, 2018 | |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Oct 16, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2018 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Feb 6, 2018Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 H787 | Stephanie N. Murphy D-FL | Feb 6, 2018 |
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. 164, no. 23, February 6, 2018, page H902.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2748 | BATTLE for Servicemembers Act | Identical bill | Aug 1, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to require members of the Armed Forces to receive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- BATTLE for Servicemembers Act
- Better Access to Technical Training, Learning, and Entrepreneurship for Servicemembers 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.
- Feb 6, 2018Introduced 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.
