3.0.0 2945 2023-01-11T13:48:30Z 2023-01-11T13:48:30Z House HR 2021-04-30 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 75 (Friday, April 30, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SHERRILL:H.R. 2945.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, clause 16 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H2135]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-26T20:59:21Z Referred to 2021-04-30T13:05:30Z GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act 117 2167 HR 2021-05-19 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VR&E NEED Act of 2021 117 1935 S 2021-05-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS GI Bill National Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021 117 1936 S 2021-12-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Related bill CRS 2021-07-26 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2021-04-30 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001207 Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 N M001215 Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2] Mariannette Miller-Meeks R IA 2 2021-04-30 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2021-10-19 False Armed Forces and National Security Educational facilities and institutions Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-04-30 Introduced in House 2022-04-07T19:14:39Z Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act or the VR&E NEED Act

This bill extends a veteran's eligibility for the Veteran Readiness and Employment program when educational institutions are temporarily or permanently closed due to an emergency situation, or there is another reason that prevents a veteran from participating.

Specifically, the period of eligibility must not run during the period the veteran is prevented from participating in the program. The period must resume on a date, determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs, that is not earlier than the first day after the veteran is able to resume participation and not later than 90 days after that day.

]]> VR&E NEED Act Display Title VR&E NEED Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension of the period of eligibility under the Department of Veterans Affairs training and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-connected disabilities by reason of school closures due to emergency and other situations. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VR&E NEED Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veteran Readiness and Employment National Emergency Extended Deadline Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2945ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2945ih.xml 2021-07-26 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.