# 115-hr-7119: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.

115-hr-7119, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-7119
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-11-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill changes the time frame during which the Department of Veterans Affairs may continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to veterans and veterans' family members when educational institutions are temporarily closed.

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- 115-hr-7209: School Resource Officer Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7169: VA-SBA Act
- 115-hr-7166: Hurricane Michael Tax Relief Act
- 115-hr-6821: Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6780: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7521 Paula Drive in Tampa, Florida, as the "Major Andreas O'Keeffe Post Office Buildin…
- 115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-7119 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7119)

## Related
- [115-hr-7209: School Resource Officer Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7209)
- [115-hr-7169: VA-SBA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7169)
- [115-hr-7166: Hurricane Michael Tax Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7166)
- [115-hr-6821: Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6821)
- [115-hr-6780: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7521 P…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6780)
- [115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6734)
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