US HB1206 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

US Congress House Bill 1206 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-04-11 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017 This bill makes an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program eligible for assistance with the fees for applying to institutions of higher education (IHEs). The amount of such assistance payable to an individual shall be the lesser of: (1) the total application fees charged to the individual by the IHEs, or (2) $750.

Title

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017

Sponsors

Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. John Faso [R-NY]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]
Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-11	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2018-04-11	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-03-20	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2017-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2017-02-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-02-21	House	Introduced in House