US Congress House Bill 5047 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 21-4)
Status: Engrossed on December 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-12-01 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) counselors who provide specified educational or vocational counseling services to provide a requesting veteran or member of the Armed Forces with information about the articulation agreements (agreements governing the transferability of credits toward meeting specific degree or program requirements) of each institution of higher learning in which the individual is interested. The VA shall: (1) provide a veteran who is certified as eligible for VA educational assistance with information on education counseling services and articulation agreements, and (2) implement this bill within 90 days after its enactment.

Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016

Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]
Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]

2016-11-30 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 411 N: 3 NV: 20 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-11-30 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 411 N: 3 NV: 20 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-01	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2016-11-30	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-11-30	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 3 (Roll no. 591).
2016-11-30	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6893-6894)
2016-11-29	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2016-11-29	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5047.
2016-11-29	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6337-6338; text of measure as reported in House: CR H6337)
2016-11-29	House	Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-11-14	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 637.
2016-11-14	House	Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-813.
2016-09-21	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2016-09-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2016-04-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-04-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5047/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5047/BILLS-114hr5047ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5047/BILLS-114hr5047rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5047/BILLS-114hr5047eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016591