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HR 2855 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Education Flexibility Act

Introduced: June 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Aug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 15, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5185)
Jul 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jun 23, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Jun 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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Veterans Education Flexibility Act

Declares that, if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program of the Department of Veterans Affairs is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of entitlement (ten years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a quarter or semester of enrollment, that period shall be extended to the end of that quarter or semester. Allows such an extension until the earlier of the end of the course or 12 weeks, in the case of an educational institution not regularly operated on a quarter or semester basis.

Repeals the delimiting period for the use of assistance under the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program (generally 10 years after the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty).

Applies the assistance extension provided under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program to the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.

What's happening now August 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 5, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 8, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 6, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 18, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 16, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2855: Veterans Education Flexibility Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2855/
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