HRES 661
109th Congress
House
Education
Armed Forces and National Security
Elementary and secondary education
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Secondary education
State laws
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' education
Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war.
Introduced: January 31, 2006
Introduced by:
Pallone, Frank
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jan 31, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 31, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Encourages each state to establish a program, similar to Operation Recognition, to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war but never received a diploma.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
2