US SB2857 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to count military and veterans education benefits as Federal educational assistance, and for other purposes.
Title
Protect Veterans' Education and Taxpayer Spending Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Education
Education
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Medical education
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Education
Education
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Medical education
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2857/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2857/BILLS-116s2857is.pdf |