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H.R. 2934 116th Congress House

GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of educational assistance under chapter 33 of that title to pay for preparatory courses for profess… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of educational assistance under chapter 33 of that title to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certifications, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Student aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E655)
May 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide educational assistance for certain preparatory courses. Under the bill, veterans who are entitled to educational assistance may also receive assistance for preparatory courses that are required for licensing or certification tests for employment in specified professions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3504 Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019
  • S 2345 GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Meadows, Mark
· Jun 27, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 27, 2019
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2934: GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2934/
MLA
"H.R. 2934: GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2934/.
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H.R. 2934, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2934/.
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