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HR 631 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013

Introduced: April 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2013
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Apr 25, 2013
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 10, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 13, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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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 consist of at least five days of instruction as follows: (1) at least one day of service-specific pre-separation training; (2) up to one day each for instruction in preparation for employment, preparation for education or career or technical training, preparation for entrepreneurship, or other options determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned; (3) at least two days of in-depth instruction of the participant's choice in any of the subjects described under (2), above; and (4) up to one day in 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.

What's happening now April 25, 2013

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 889 Related bill Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
JONES, WALTER
· May 8, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · May 8, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Apr 9, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 25, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 631: Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-631/
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"H.R. 631: Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-631/.
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