US HB1994 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
VETERAN Act Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to make changes to the Veterans Benefits Administration's information technology system to ensure that: (1) all original and supplemental claims for Post-9/11 educational assistance are adjudicated electronically, and (2) rules-based processing is used to make decisions with respect to such claims with little human intervention.
Title
VETERAN Act Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
| 2017-04-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2017-04-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB3218 (Related) 2017-08-16 - Became Public Law No: 115-48. (TXT | PDF)
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Armed forces and national security
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Armed forces and national security
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1994/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1994/BILLS-115hr1994ih.pdf |
