US HB6194 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or certain subsistence allowances.
Title
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. David Roe [R-TN] | Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] | Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] | Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN] |
| Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS] | Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL] | Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI] | Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL] |
| Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR] | Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL] | Rep. Chip Roy [R-TX] | Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY] |
| Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] | Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL] | Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO] | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] |
| Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
| 2020-03-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2020-03-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3503 (Related) 2020-03-21 - Became Public Law No: 116-128. (TXT | PDF)
SB3450 (Related) 2020-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB3450 (Related) 2020-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6194/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6194/BILLS-116hr6194ih.pdf |
