US Congress House Bill 2230 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on April 10 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. The bill also specifies that such payments of educational assistance allowances shall not (1) be charged against an individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or (2) be counted toward certain limitations that are placed on the period of assistance that is allowed under two or more programs.

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]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2019-04-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-04-10	House	Introduced in House

HB1913 (Related) 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2230/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2230/BILLS-116hr2230ih.pdf