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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…

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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 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 11
R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 17, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 17, 2020
Kinzinger, Adam
· Apr 17, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Apr 17, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Mar 13, 2020
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 13, 2020
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Mar 13, 2020
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · Mar 13, 2020
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 13, 2020
Zeldin, Lee
· Mar 13, 2020
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Mar 12, 2020
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 12, 2020
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Mar 12, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 12, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 12, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6194: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6194/
MLA
"H.R. 6194: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6194/.
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H.R. 6194, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6194/.
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[H.R. 6194: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6194/)
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