3.0.0 2230 2022-11-01T19:32:18Z 2022-11-01T19:32:18Z House HR 2019-04-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CISNEROS:H.R. 2230.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3257]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-29T17:24:29Z Referred to 2019-04-10T13:13:40Z BREAK PAY for Veterans Act 116 1913 HR 2019-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS 2019-04-29 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2019-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 N B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 2019-06-26 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-06-26 False G000592 Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] Jared Golden D ME F. 2 2019-06-26 False L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2019-06-26 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2019-06-26 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2019-06-26 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-06-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-04-10 Introduced in House 2020-04-22T15:08:12Z Break Relief for Every Academic Kind of Period in an Academic Year for Veterans Act or the BREAK PAY for Veterans Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue paying educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms in certain circumstances. Specifically, the bill authorizes the payment of educational assistance or subsistence allowances during periods between school terms where the educational institution certifies the enrollment of the eligible veteran or eligible person if (1) the period between those terms does not exceed eight weeks, and (2) the terms preceding and immediately following such a break period are not shorter in length than the period itself.

The bill also specifies that such payments of educational assistance allowances shall not (1) be charged against an individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or (2) be counted toward certain limitations that are placed on the period of assistance that is allowed under two or more programs.

]]> BREAK PAY for Veterans Act Display Title BREAK PAY for Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to certain individuals during school term, quarter, or semester breaks, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced BREAK PAY for Veterans Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Break Relief for Every Academic Kind of Period in an Academic Year for Veterans Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2230ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2230ih.xml 2019-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.