US Congress House Bill 1913 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue paying educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms in certain circumstances. Specifically, the bill authorizes the payment of educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms where the educational institution certifies the enrollment of the eligible veteran or eligible person if (1) the period between those terms does not exceed eight weeks, and (2) the terms preceding and immediately following such a break period are not shorter in length than the period itself.

BREAK PAY for Veterans Act Break Relief for Every Academic Kind of Period in an Academic Year for Veterans Act

Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2019-03-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-03-27	House	Introduced in House

HB2230 (Related) 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1913/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1913/BILLS-116hr1913ih.pdf