3.0.0 3247 2023-08-15T17:45:17Z 2023-08-15T17:45:17Z Senate S 2021-11-18 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-11-18T18:38:41Z 2021-11-18 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-11-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2021-11-18 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-11-18 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-11-18 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-11-18 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-11-18 True K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2021-11-18 True O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2021-12-01 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2021-12-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Educational technology and distance education Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment and training programs Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Student aid and college costs Temporary and part-time employment Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-11-18 Introduced in Senate 2023-08-15T17:34:33Z Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions Act of 2021 or the REMOTE Act of 2021

This bill addresses the administration of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance benefits, including by authorizing the VA to waive certain enrollment verifications, exempting foreign educational institutions from certain requirements, and extending the time limitations on the use of educational assistance benefits.

]]> REMOTE Act of 2021 Display Title REMOTE Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced REMOTE Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend certain expiring provisions of law relating to benefits provided under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3247is/xml/BILLS-117s3247is.xml 2021-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.