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Senate Bill 3925
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to protect the entitlement of individuals to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance who discontinue pursuit of a program of education during the national emergency relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 9, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 9, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3925
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill preserves the entitlement to education benefits under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for veterans who discontinue their program of education during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

Specifically, the bill prohibits an educational assistance payment from being (1) charged against an individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or (2) counted against the aggregate period of such assistance (in most cases 48 months). An educational assistance payment is a payment to an individual for the pursuit of a course, if the individual discontinued the course due to COVID-19 and either failed to receive credit or lost training time toward completion of the program of education.

Further, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue paying subsistence allowances (monthly housing stipends) for a specified amount of time following the discontinuation of courses.

It also preserves the entitlement to tutorial assistance and assistance for relocation or travel.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
June 9, 2020
Actions (2)
06/09/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/09/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:16 PM
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