US HB4320 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: Introduced on December 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Post-9/11 GI Educational Fairness Act of 2009 -Amends the veterans' post-9/11 educational assistance program to remove the requirement that a program of education must be offered by an institution of higher learning in ordered to be approved. States that the purpose of this Act is to allow activities such as apprenticeship or other on-job training, entrepreneurship training, correspondence training, and flight training. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to approve for such program the pursuit of flight training if: (1) such training is generally accepted as necessary for the attainment of a vocational objective in aviation; (2) the individual possesses a valid private pilot certificate and meets medical requirements necessary for a commercial pilot certificate; and (3) the flight school course meets Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards.
Title
Post-9/11 GI Education Fairness Act of 2009
Sponsors
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] | Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] | Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] | Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] | Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY] | Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI] | Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI] |
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH] | Rep. Scott Murphy [D-NY] | Rep. William Owens [D-NY] |
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN] | Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] | Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC] |
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2009-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | |
2009-12-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Armed forces and national security
Aviation and airports
Business investment and capital
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational education
Armed forces and national security
Aviation and airports
Business investment and capital
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational education
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4320/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4320/BILLS-111hr4320ih.pdf |