S 2136
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
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Higher education
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Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 17, 2019
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill removes a deadline that prevents certain veterans from receiving in-state tuition, regardless of their state of residence, using Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits at public institutions of higher education. Currently, a veteran who is discharged or released after at least 90 days of active service must be within three years of their discharge from active duty to receive in-state tuition (regardless of their state of residence).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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