United States · Bill · S
S. 798 (115th)
Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017
Introduced
30 March 2017
Last action
15 June 2017 · Committee
Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.
Sponsors
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Subjects
Defence, Education
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 This bill revises the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance) to make such program available to: (1) the spouse or child of a service member who, on or after after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty (Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients); and (2) a service member or veteran who serves at least 36 months on active duty beginning on or after such date. The bill provides educational assistance to individuals pursuing a degree while on active duty on more than, or less than, a half-time basis. The program permits colleges and universities to voluntarily enter into an agreement with the VA to cover a portion of certain higher education expenses, which shall be matched by the VA.
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Timeline
30 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
30 March 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2017
Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 30 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssva00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/798
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/798
- us · 115-s-798 · source updated 11 August 2025