S 764
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Higher education
National Guard and reserves
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017
Introduced: March 29, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2017
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
Mar 29, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state approving agency from approving a program of education offered by an educational institution for purposes of an educational assistance program for veterans or members of the Selected Reserve or the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces unless any such institution that administers a priority enrollment system allows an eligible veteran, member, or dependent to enroll in courses at the earliest possible time.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1