US SB1356 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2017 This bill permits veterans to use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 educational assistance for an accredited independent study program offered by an educational institution that is not an institution of higher learning, such as an area career and technical education school or a postsecondary vocational institution providing postsecondary level education.
Title
Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1356/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1356/BILLS-115s1356is.pdf |
