To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 13, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 11, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or certain subsistence allowances.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2020 to Apr 17, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| R-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Mar 12, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 17, 2020 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Apr 17, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 11, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 2
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Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Mar 11, 2020Introduced in House
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