S. 3777 115th Congress Senate

Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018

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

Official title: A bill 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 18, 2018 Introduced by: John Boozman Republican · Arkansas 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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Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 3, 2019

Became Public Law No: 115-422.

Jan 3, 2019

Signed by President.

Dec 27, 2018

Presented to President.

Dec 20, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 20, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 0 (Roll no. 466). (text: CR H10428-10429)

Dec 20, 2018

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10442-10443)

Dec 20, 2018

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Dec 20, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3777.

Dec 20, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10428-10430)

Dec 20, 2018

Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Dec 19, 2018

Held at the desk.

Dec 19, 2018

Received in the House.

Dec 19, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 18, 2018

Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7821-7822; text: CR S7821-7822)

Dec 18, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7821-7822; text: CR S7821-7822)

Dec 18, 2018

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Dec 20, 2018	House · vote #466	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	389–0	See who voted →

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Latest action January 3, 2019

Became Public Law No: 115-422.

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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Cosponsors 7

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Dec 19, 2018

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Dec 19, 2018

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Dec 18, 2018

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Dec 18, 2018

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Dec 18, 2018

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Dec 18, 2018

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Dec 18, 2018

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