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HR 6151 114th Congress House

Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow veterans affected by school closures to continue receiving monthly stipends under the Post-9/11 Educational Ass… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow veterans affected by school closures to continue receiving monthly stipends under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for a certain period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2016 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Higher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 22, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 22, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses solely for a monthly housing stipend of up to four months following a permanent school closure.

A housing or educational assistance payment shall not be counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided or charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6062 Related bill SERVICE Act
  • HR 2698 Reintroduced Bill Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6151: Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6151/
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"H.R. 6151: Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6151/.
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H.R. 6151, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6151/.
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