H.R. 5538 · 115th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active…
Full title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs.
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.
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PetersSponsor10 cosponsors · 4 D, 6 R
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Brownley
JB
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Bergman
AK
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Kuster
BO
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O’Rourke
SP
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Palazzo
BP
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Poliquin
TW
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Walz
MC
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Coffman
JG
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González-Colón
KC
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Calvert7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Apr 17, 2018
- House Passed Jul 24, 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jul 24, 2018
(Sec. 1) This bill provides that veterans participating in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vocational rehabilitation program who are unable to complete the program because they are called to active reserve duty for a preplanned training operation in support of a combat command or in response to a natural disaster or emergency shall not have the period of the program for which they did not get credit count toward their VA assistance limit.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs.
Latest action (Jul 25, 2018): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 17, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Apr 17, 2018
- House Passed Jul 24, 2018
No recorded floor vote found.