# 116-hr-6255: 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.

116-hr-6255, 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 116th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6255
- Congress: 116
- 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 Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-03-12
- 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 directs the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a program to provide financial assistance to members of the District of Columbia National Guard who are pursuing their first undergraduate, masters, doctoral, vocational, or technical degrees.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9053: No Congressional Gun Loophole Act
- 116-hr-9029: Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act
- 116-hr-8994: Restoring Students’ Right to Appeal Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8963: Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act District of Columbia Equality Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8956: Midnight Regulations Review Act
- 116-hr-8927: Federal Gift Shop Tax Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6255 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6255)

## Related
- [116-hr-9053: No Congressional Gun Loophole Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9053)
- [116-hr-9029: Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9029)
- [116-hr-8994: Restoring Students’ Right to Appeal Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8994)
- [116-hr-8963: Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Resto…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8963)
- [116-hr-8956: Midnight Regulations Review Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8956)
- [116-hr-8927: Federal Gift Shop Tax Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8927)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6255 (as of 2025-11-18).