HR 5684 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative fees Apprenticeship Business education Collection of accounts Commerce Department of Veterans Affairs Economics and Public Finance Education Federal employees Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Higher education Information technology Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Law Licenses Recruiting of employees

Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008

Introduced: April 2, 2008 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 30, 2008

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Apr 30, 2008

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 23, 2008

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Apr 23, 2008

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 16, 2008

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Apr 4, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Apr 2, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

Apr 2, 2008

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program for veterans to: (1) increase the rates of basic educational assistance and the time limit for entitlement to and use of such assistance; (2) provide a stipend for individuals using such assistance to pursue a program of education at an institution of higher learning; (3) extend the period for the collection of a fee for the use of such assistance; (4) authorize the use of such assistance for business courses and seminars, courses taken to prepare for licensing or certification tests, and the repayment of federal student loans; (5) allow for withdrawal of the election not to enroll in the program; (6) state that such assistance shall not reduce eligibility for other financial aid; (7) extend the increase in benefits for certain individuals pursuing apprenticeships or on-job training; (8) modify the amount for reimbursement of state and local agencies administering veterans' education benefits; (9) provide educational assistance for veterans discharged under a general discharge; (10) increase the reporting fee payable to educational institutions that enroll veterans receiving assistance; (11) provide additional areas of work-study for veterans; (12) require a five-year pilot program for on-campus work-study positions; (13) increase the number of employees in the Education Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); (14) require an action plan for upgrading VA information technology used in the administration of educational benefits; and (15) modify the advance payment of initial educational assistance or subsistence allowance.

What's happening now April 30, 2008

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committees of jurisdiction 3