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HR 7119 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 13, 2018 Introduced by: Dunn, Neal P. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Nov 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 13, 2018
Introduced in House
Nov 13, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill changes the time frame during which the Department of Veterans Affairs may continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to veterans and veterans' family members when educational institutions are temporarily closed.

What's happening now November 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7119: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7119/
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"H.R. 7119: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7119/.
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H.R. 7119, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7119/.
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[H.R. 7119: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7119/)
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