United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3940 (115th)
Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act
Introduced
4 October 2017
Last action
11 April 2018 · Committee
Status
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Sponsors
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Paul Cook, Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Karen Handel, Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Subjects
Defence, Education
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
4 October 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Source: Committee
4 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 2018
Committee
Committee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
11 April 2018
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Source: Committee
11 April 2018
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
- Karen Handel · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3940
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3940
- us · 115-hr-3940 · source updated 11 August 2025