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.
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.
This bill became law
What it doesSummary public law (Mar 21, 2020)
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.
What just happenedMar 21, 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-128.
Who’s behind it
- Engrossed in SenateMar 16, 2020
- Considered and Passed SenateMar 16, 2020
- Public LawMar 22, 2020
- Mar 21, 2020President
Became Public Law No: 116-128.
- Mar 21, 2020BecameLaw36000
Became Public Law No: 116-128.
- Mar 21, 2020President
Signed by President.
- Mar 21, 2020BecameLaw36000
Signed by President.
- Mar 20, 2020Floor
Presented to President.
- Mar 20, 2020President28000
Presented to President.
- Mar 19, 2020FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 19, 2020FloorH37100
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1710)
- Mar 19, 2020Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
- Mar 19, 2020FloorH30000
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1709-1710)
- Mar 19, 2020FloorH30200
Mr. Raskin asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Mar 19, 2020FloorH14000
Received in the House.
- Mar 17, 2020Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 16, 2020Floor
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1762; text: CR S1762)
- Mar 16, 2020Floor17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 16, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate
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 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 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.