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H.R. 1216 115th Congress House

Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Educational facilities and institutionsHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Our Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017

This bill declares that if, as a result of a permanent school closure, a veteran is forced to discontinue a course or did not receive credit, or lost training time, toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance payments for such discontinued course or program shall not be: (1) charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or (2) counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided.

The bill applies to courses and programs of education discontinued after August 1, 2016.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3372 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the restoration of entitlement to educational assistance and othe…
  • HR 2068 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
Zeldin, Lee
· Jul 27, 2017
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2017
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Feb 24, 2017
Barletta, Lou
· Feb 24, 2017
Brooks, Susan
· Feb 24, 2017
DeSantis, Ron
· Feb 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1216: Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1216/
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"H.R. 1216: Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1216/.
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H.R. 1216, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1216/.
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