# 115-hr-4194: To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses.

115-hr-4194, To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4194
- Congress: 115
- Title: To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2017-10-31
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to add the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Act. The Mayor of the District of Columbia, in coordination with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, must establish a program that allows the Mayor to provide educational assistance for a first undergraduate, masters, vocational, or technical degree or certification to a member of the District of Columbia National Guard who: has satisfactorily completed initial active duty service, agrees to serve for at least six years, and is not receiving a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship.

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- 115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-7359: Voter Information and Access Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7346: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7345: National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act
- 115-hr-7330: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7308: Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4194 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4194)

## Related
- [115-hr-7368: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7368)
- [115-hr-7359: Voter Information and Access Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7359)
- [115-hr-7346: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7346)
- [115-hr-7345: National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7345)
- [115-hr-7330: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7330)
- [115-hr-7308: Increased Transparency in 501(c)(4) Organizations Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4194 (as of 2025-11-18).