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114-hr-3991114th Congress

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

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Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2015 This bill declares that, if a veteran is forced to discontinue a course as a result of a a permanent school closure and did not receive credit or lost training time toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance payments shall not, for a specified period of time, be: charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided. The bill applies to courses and programs of education discontinued beginning with FY2015. The VA may continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses for up to 4 weeks in any 12-month period when schools are temporarily closed under an established policy based on an executive order of the President or due to an emergency situation. The VA may also continue to pay a monthly housing stipend following a permanent school closure, but only until the earlier of: (1) the date of the end of the term, quarter, or semester during which the school closure occurred; and (2) the date that is four months after the school closure.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • CHARLES RANGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/18/2015

  • Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 2/3/2016

  • Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • GENE GREEN

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 9/9/2016

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/13/2016

  • Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/13/2016

  • Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 9/13/2016

  • Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 9/13/2016

  • Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/14/2016

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 9/19/2016

  • LOUISE SLAUGHTER

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/26/2016

  • Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 11/16/2016

  • Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2015

  • Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 11/5/2015

  • Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 11/5/2015

  • Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/17/2015

  • MICHAEL HONDA

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/17/2015

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/30/2015

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2015

  • Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]

    GU • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2015

  • Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/26/2016

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2016

  • Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2016

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/7/2016

  • Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/7/2016

  • Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/14/2016

  • Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/14/2016

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 9/14/2016

  • Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/20/2016

  • Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/20/2016

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2016

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2016

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2016

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2016

Roll Call Votes

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