US Congress House Bill 2698 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses solely for a monthly housing stipend of up to four months following a permanent school closure. A housing or educational assistance payment shall not be counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided or charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance.

Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2017

Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-05-25	House	Introduced in House

HB2068 (Related) 2017-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
SB1489 (Related) 2017-06-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2698/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2698/BILLS-115hr2698ih.pdf