H.R. 4852 · 116th Congress
G.I. and Veterans Education Empowerment Act
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- House Introduced Oct 23, 2019
- House Passed Feb 26, 2020 412–0
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide specified information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about postsecondary educational institutions.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Feb 26, 2020
G.I. and Veterans Education Empowerment Act or the GIVE Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide specified information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about postsecondary educational institutions. Specifically, the VA must provide information on whether a postsecondary educational institution (1) is listed on the College Navigator website as being affiliated with a religion, (2) has been declared a minority serving institution, and (3) is gender specific.
The VA shall provide the required information in a searchable format on the VA website.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: GIVE Act
Latest action (Feb 27, 2020): 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: Oct 23, 2019
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- House Introduced Oct 23, 2019
- House Passed Feb 26, 2020 412–0
Final vote · House · Feb 26, 2020
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi