House Bill 5538
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation programs.
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Passed House on Jul 24, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5538
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
checkPassed on July 24, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7133-7134)
Summary
This bill provides that veterans participating in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vocational rehabilitation program who are unable to complete the program because they are called to active reserve duty for a preplanned training operation in support of a combat command or in response to a natural disaster or emergency shall not have the period of the program for which they did not get credit count toward their VA assistance limit.
July 25, 2018
July 24, 2018
July 24, 2018
April 17, 2018
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07/25/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
07/24/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/24/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7133-7134)
07/24/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7133-7134)
07/24/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5538.
07/24/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7133-7134)
07/24/2018
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
07/24/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 673.
07/24/2018
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-870.
07/12/2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
07/12/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/23/2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
04/17/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
04/17/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
04/17/2018
Introduced in House
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