US HB2230 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue paying educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms in certain circumstances. Specifically, the bill authorizes the payment of educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms where the educational institution certifies the enrollment of the eligible veteran or eligible person if (1) the period between those terms does not exceed eight weeks, and (2) the terms preceding and immediately following such a break period are not shorter in length than the period itself. The bill also specifies that such payments of educational assistance allowances shall not (1) be charged against an individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or (2) be counted toward certain limitations that are placed on the period of assistance that is allowed under two or more programs.
Title
BREAK PAY for Veterans Act Break Relief for Every Academic Kind of Period in an Academic Year for Veterans Act
Sponsors
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] | Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] | Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] | Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME] |
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV] | Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] | Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] | Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2019-04-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2019-04-10 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB1913 (Related) 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2230/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2230/BILLS-116hr2230ih.pdf |