3.0.0 3940 2023-01-11T13:38:29Z 2023-01-11T13:38:29Z House HR 2017-10-04 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 159 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POE of Texas:H.R. 3940.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Line 18 of the Constitution: TheCongress shall have Power To . . . make all Laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H7842]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Reported by 2018-04-11T18:53:05Z Markup by 2018-04-11T18:52:52Z Referred to 2017-10-04T18:52:39Z Hearings by 2018-03-20T15:34:50Z Referred to 2017-10-04T14:01:05Z 2018-04-11 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2018-04-11 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2018-03-20 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2017-10-04 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-10-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-10-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 N G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2017-10-04 True V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2017-10-04 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2017-10-04 True B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2017-10-04 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2017-10-04 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2017-10-04 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2017-10-04 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2017-10-04 True V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2017-10-04 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2017-10-04 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2017-10-04 True W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2017-10-04 True G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2017-10-04 True O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2017-10-04 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2017-10-04 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2017-10-04 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2017-10-04 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2017-10-10 False W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] Daniel Webster R FL 11 2017-10-23 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2017-10-23 False K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2017-10-25 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2017-10-25 False R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 2017-11-02 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2017-11-02 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2017-11-02 False H001078 Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6] Karen Handel R GA C. 6 2017-11-07 False G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 2017-11-15 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2018-03-13 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2018-04-16 False R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 2018-04-16 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2018-05-10 False W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2018-07-16 False D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2018-11-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Disaster relief and insurance Educational technology and distance education Higher education Natural disasters Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-10-04 Introduced in House 2019-08-16T16:30:12Z Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act

This bill increases Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 educational assistance for veterans pursuing a course of education at an institute of higher education that is closed for at least four weeks because of natural disasters and who pursue such course, or an alternative course, solely by distance learning.

The duration of monthly stipends is extended from four months to the shorter of four months or the period necessary to complete the quarter, semester, term, or academic period during the institute's closure. Such stipend is increased from 50% to the full amount that a veteran would be entitled to if pursuing such course of at an institution of higher education.

An additional lump sum is made available for books and other educational costs made necessary by such distance learning.

]]> Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act Display Title Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for housing stipends and supply fee payments under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals affected by extended school closures due to natural disasters. Introduced in House 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3940ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3940ih.xml 2018-04-11 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.