# 116-hr-5009: VET Extension Act of 2019

116-hr-5009, VET Extension Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5009
- Congress: 116
- Title: VET Extension Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced: 2019-11-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Education and Transfer Extension Act of 2019 or the VET Extension Act of 2019 This bill updates Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance for certain veterans or active duty military service members. Specifically, the bill increases the number of months of educational assistance available by the lesser of (1) 15 months, or (2) the amount of months needed to complete remedial and deficiency courses that may be needed prior to beginning a program of education. Under the bill, individuals who do not currently have a dependent, but wish to elect to transfer educational assistance to a dependent, may do so at such a time when they do have a dependent. The bill removes a restriction on the timing of the transfer of educational assistance and also authorizes an individual to designate a new dependent or dependents to receive an unused entitlement.

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- 116-hr-8812: Relief for Working Families Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8802: Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping.
- 116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuar…
- 116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5009 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5009)

## Related
- [116-hr-8812: Relief for Working Families Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8812)
- [116-hr-8802: Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8802)
- [116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and s…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8595)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
- [116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8352)
- [116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8345)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5009 (as of 2025-11-18).