HR 6194
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 11, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mar 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or certain subsistence allowances.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Committees of jurisdiction
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