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115-hr-4830115th Congress

SIT-REP Act

Sponsored By: Representative Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

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Summary

Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress Act or the SIT-REP Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require educational institutions, in order to be eligible for educational payments, to adopt policies that prohibit penalizing student veterans for late VA assistance payments. Such policies shall: (1) permit a veteran who provides the institution with a certificate of VA assistance eligibility to attend courses for a period without VA payment; and (2) ensure that the educational institution will not impose penalties such as late fees, course denial, or requiring an individual to borrow additional funds because of delayed VA payments.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 1/18/2018

  • Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/18/2018

  • Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/18/2018

  • WALTER JONES

    NC • R

    Sponsored 1/18/2018

  • Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/18/2018

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/25/2018

  • Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]

    KY • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2018

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