US Congress Senate Bill 889 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013 - Amends provisions concerning the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense (DOD) (employment and job training assistance and related services for members of the Armed Forces being separated from active duty, and for their spouses) to require such Program to include: (1) information about disability-related employment and education protections, (2) instruction in the use of educational assistance entitlements, (3) testing to determine academic readiness for post-secondary education and appropriate courses, (4) instruction on the financing of post-secondary education, and (5) information on benefits provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned. Requires the VA Secretary to submit to the congressional veterans committees the results of a study to determine the feasibility of providing veterans' benefits instruction at all overseas locations where such instruction is provided through a joint contract with the Secretary of Labor.

Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013

Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]

Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-12	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
2013-05-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3167)
2013-05-07	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3167)

HB631 (Related) 2013-04-25 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/889/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s889/BILLS-113s889is.pdf