S 1356
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2017
Introduced: June 14, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2017
This bill permits veterans to use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 educational assistance for an accredited independent study program offered by an educational institution that is not an institution of higher learning, such as an area career and technical education school or a postsecondary vocational institution providing postsecondary level education.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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