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HR 5538 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to educational…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs.

Introduced: April 17, 2018 Introduced by: Peters, Scott H. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 24, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-870.
Jul 24, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 673.
Jul 24, 2018
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 24, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7133-7134)
Jul 24, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7133-7134)
Jul 24, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7133-7134)
Jul 24, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5538.
Jul 12, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 12, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 23, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 17, 2018
Introduced in House
Apr 17, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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(Sec. 1) This bill provides that veterans participating in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vocational rehabilitation program who are unable to complete the program because they are called to active reserve duty for a preplanned training operation in support of a combat command or in response to a natural disaster or emergency shall not have the period of the program for which they did not get credit count toward their VA assistance limit.

What's happening now July 25, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 19, 2018
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Apr 17, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 17, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Apr 17, 2018
Poliquin, Bruce
· Apr 17, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5538: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5538/
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"H.R. 5538: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5538/.
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H.R. 5538, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5538/.
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[H.R. 5538: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5538/)
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