US Congress House Bill 5589 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-8)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veteran Education Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award four-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish, maintain, and improve a veteran student center. Requires grantees to be IHEs that: have a population of at least 15,000 students, of which at least 1% are veterans or members of the Armed Forces; are located in a region or community that has a significant veteran population; carry out programs or activities that assist veterans in the local community; and present a sustainability plan demonstrating that their veteran student center will be maintained and will continue to operate after the grant ends. Defines a "veteran student center" as a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with: (1) a lounge or meeting space for such students and veterans in the community, and (2) a centralized office for veteran services that is staffed by trained employees and volunteers. Requires that office to provide such students with assistance in: transitioning from the military to student life, transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce, networking with other students, understanding and obtaining the federal and state benefits for which they may be eligible, and understanding how to succeed in the IHE.

Veteran Education Empowerment Act

Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-11-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2014-09-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5589/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5589/BILLS-113hr5589ih.pdf