S 2475
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
A bill to modify the effective date for inclusion of certain members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill modifies the effective date on which certain active duty service members are included under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program. This program allows colleges and universities to voluntarily enter into agreements with the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover costs that are not covered by existing educational assistance amounts.
The bill includes under the program active duty service members who are pursuing a program of education on a more than half-time basis starting on August 1, 2020, instead of the previous effective date of August 1, 2022.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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