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S 1489 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Educational facilities and institutions Higher education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Education Relief and Reinstatement Act of 2017

Introduced: June 29, 2017 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Reinstatement Act of 2017

This bill declares that, if a veteran is forced to discontinue a course as a result of a a permanent school closure and did not receive credit, could not transfer credit, or lost training time toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance payments shall not, for a specified period of time, be:

  • charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or
  • counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided.

The bill applies to courses and programs of education discontinued in FY2015 or a following fiscal year.

The VA may continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses for up to 4 weeks in any 12-month period when schools are temporarily closed under an established policy based on an executive order of the President or due to an emergency situation.

The VA may also continue to pay a monthly housing stipend following a permanent school closure, but only until the earlier of: (1) the date of the end of the term, quarter, or semester during which the school closure occurred; and (2) the date that is four months after the school closure.

What's happening now June 29, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2698 Related bill Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2017
  • HR 3372 Related bill To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the restoration of entitlement to educational assistance and othe…
  • HR 2068 Related bill Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 10, 2017
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 29, 2017
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 29, 2017
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 29, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 29, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2017
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 29, 2017
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jun 29, 2017
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