Fix IOUs for Student Veterans Act of 2018
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 4, 2018)
Fix Immediately Outstanding Underpayments for Student Veterans Act of 2018 or the Fix IOUs for Student Veterans Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the difference to individuals who received a deficient monthly educational assistance stipend during a specific time span due to difficulties encountered in implementing amendments made to the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, commonly known as the Forever GI Bill. Among other things, changes made to the act affected the calculation of the housing stipend amount based on campus location.
What just happenedDec 4, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 4, 2018
- Dec 4, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Dec 4, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate