A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or subsistence allowances.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 11 March 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 March 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 11 March 2020 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 March 2020

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 March 2020

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 March 2020

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Thomas Tillis · R · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Dan Sullivan · R · Sponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• John Boozman · R · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.
• related to ← A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.