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H.R. 7273 115th Congress House

Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018

Official title: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a tiger team dedicated to addressing the difficulties encountered by the Department of Veterans Affai… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a tiger team dedicated to addressing the difficulties encountered by the Department of Veterans Affairs in carrying out section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, after the enactment of sections 107 and 501 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017.

Introduced: December 12, 2018 Introduced by: Andy Barr Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment studies and investigationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10323)
Dec 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Dec 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 19, 2018

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10323)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a team of experts to report to Congress addressing issues in the implementation of educational housing assistance for veterans. Specifically, the team will address issues with the payment of educational housing stipends to eligible veterans, as a result of amendments made to the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, commonly known as the Forever GI Bill. Among other things, changes made to the act affected the calculation of the housing stipend amount based on campus location.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7273: Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7273/
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