US Congress House Bill 1216 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017 This bill declares that if, as a result of a permanent school closure, a veteran is forced to discontinue a course or did not receive credit, or lost training time, toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance payments for such discontinued course or program shall not be: (1) charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or (2) counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided. The bill applies to courses and programs of education discontinued after August 1, 2016.

Protecting Veterans From School Closures Act of 2017

Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2017-02-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-02-24	House	Introduced in House

HB2068 (Related) 2017-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB3372 (Related) 2017-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1216/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1216/BILLS-115hr1216ih.pdf