US Congress House Bill 2108 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-20 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the lesser of nine months or $30,000 of additional Post-9/11 educational assistance to selected eligible veterans who have used all of the Post-9/11 educational assistance to which they were entitled and who: (1) are enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) have earned a postsecondary degree in one of those fields and are enrolled in a teaching certification program. In selecting eligible individuals, priority shall be given to individuals who: (1) require the most credit hours; or (2) served on active duty service for at least 36 months with an honorable discharge, continued active duty service after such 36-month period, or served at least 30 days of continuous active duty service with a service-connected discharge. Such additional assistance may not be transferred. The maximum amount of assistance paid to all eligible individuals in a fiscal year may not exceed $100 million.

GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017

Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-04-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2017-04-20	House	Introduced in House

HB3218 (Related) 2017-08-16 - Became Public Law No: 115-48. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2108/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2108/BILLS-115hr2108ih.pdf