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HR 2196 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Science and engineering education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-36.
Jul 31, 2019
Signed by President.
Jul 30, 2019
Presented to President.
Jul 25, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 25, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 25, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 25, 2019
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5118)
Jul 25, 2019
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5118)
Jun 25, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 24, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 24, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5046)
Jun 24, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5046)
Jun 24, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2196.
Jun 24, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5046-5047)
Jun 24, 2019
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 18, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.
Jun 18, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-118.
May 1, 2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
May 1, 2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill reduces the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, an eligible individual must be enrolled in a program that requires at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours, instead of the current requirement for more than 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours.

What's happening now July 31, 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-36.

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