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HR 730 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2019

Introduced: March 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 23, 2019
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Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2019

This bill expands educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program to include application fees for institutions of higher learning.

The amount of such assistance payable to an individual shall be the lesser of the total application fees charged to the individual by the institutions, or $750.

What's happening now January 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 14 Republican 4
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 16, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Sep 27, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· May 21, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· Mar 14, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· Mar 14, 2019
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 8, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Feb 8, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 8, 2019
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Feb 8, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 8, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 23, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 23, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 23, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 23, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 23, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 23, 2019
Walker, Mark
· Jan 23, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Jan 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 730: Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-730/
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"H.R. 730: Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-730/.
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