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HR 4954 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employment and training programs Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

BATTLE for Servicemembers Act

Introduced: March 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 7, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Better Access to Technical Training, Learning, and Entrepreneurship for Servicemembers Act or the BATTLE for Servicemembers Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to waive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) under certain circumstances. The TAP provides information and training to service members and their spouses to assist them in the transition to civilian life by pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, or starting their own business. Under the bill, service members must participate in TAP training programs unless they choose to opt out of such programs.

What's happening now February 7, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2748 Identical bill BATTLE for Servicemembers Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 18, 2018
Poliquin, Bruce
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 13, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Mar 1, 2018
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Feb 23, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 20, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 20, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 15, 2018
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Feb 6, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Feb 6, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4954: BATTLE for Servicemembers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4954/
MLA
"H.R. 4954: BATTLE for Servicemembers Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4954/.
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H.R. 4954, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4954/.
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