US HB456 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 79-42-1)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-16 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015 Makes an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program eligible for assistance with the fees for applying to institutions of higher education (IHEs). Sets the amount of such assistance payable to an individual at the lesser of: (1) the total application fees charged to the individual by the IHEs, or (2) $750.

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Title

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015

Sponsors

Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]
Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]Rep. Curt Clawson [R-FL]Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. David Young [R-IA]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-04-16HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2015-04-16HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-03-24HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-02-06HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2015-01-21HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-01-21HouseIntroduced in House

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