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H.R. 3949 · 115th Congress

VALOR Act

Law · 115-89
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6 cosponsors · 3 D, 3 R

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  1. House Introduced Oct 4, 2017
  2. House Passed Nov 7, 2017
  3. Senate Passed Nov 15, 2017
  4. President To the President Nov 17, 2017
  5. President Signed Nov 21, 2017

Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act or the VALOR Act

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Nov 21, 2017

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 7, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act or the VALOR Act

(Sec. 2) This bill provides that the state approving agency for a multi-state non-federal apprenticeship program is: (1) for program approval purposes, the state approving agency for the state in which the headquarters of the apprenticeship program is located; and (2) for all other purposes, the state approving agency for the state in which the apprenticeship program takes place.

(Sec. 3) The bill eliminates the requirement that the veteran or other eligible person enrolled in an apprenticeship or other on-job training program must certify such person's program attendance to receive a training assistance allowance.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: VALOR Act

Also known as: Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act

Latest action (Nov 21, 2017): Signed by President.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 4, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Oct 4, 2017
  2. House Passed Nov 7, 2017
  3. Senate Passed Nov 15, 2017
  4. President To the President Nov 17, 2017
  5. President Signed Nov 21, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.