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 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
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Became law
Jul 25, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5538.
Jul 24, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7133-7134)
Jul 24, 2018
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 24, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 673.
Jul 24, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-870.
Jul 12, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 12, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 23, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 17, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 17, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
(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.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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