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HR 4454 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis National Guard and reserves Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Chris Kotch VA Education Access Act

Introduced: February 11, 2016 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 7, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 3, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 3, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chris Kotch VA Education Access Act

This bill makes eligible under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program an individual who is: (1) discharged or released from the Armed Forces (under current law, from active duty in the Armed Forces) due to a service-connected disability; or (2) transferred to the temporary disability retirement list.

What's happening now March 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 14, 2016
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Feb 11, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4454: Chris Kotch VA Education Access Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4454/
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"H.R. 4454: Chris Kotch VA Education Access Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4454/.
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H.R. 4454, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4454/.
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