US Congress House Bill 6262 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) assistance entitlements and subsistence allowances. Under the bill, an assistance payment for training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities shall not be charged against an individual's entitlement to such assistance if an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the closure of an educational institution or disapproval of the course. The bill also authorizes the VA to continue to pay subsistence allowances for a specified amount of time during periods following the permanent closure of an institution or the disapproval of a course of study.

Disabled Veterans Education Relief Act

Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]

Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2020-03-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-03-12	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E307)
2020-03-12	House	Introduced in House

HB6322 (Related) 2020-04-28 - Became Public Law No: 116-140. (TXT | PDF)
HB6379 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
SB3575 (Related) 2020-03-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6262/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6262/BILLS-116hr6262ih.pdf