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US HR2698

US HR2698
Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2017


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Introduced
05/25/2017
In Committee
05/25/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses solely for a monthly housing stipend of up to four months following a permanent school closure. A housing or educational assistance payment shall not be counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided or charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance.

AI Summary

This bill, the Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2017, authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue paying educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses for up to four months following a permanent school closure. This ensures that veterans continue receiving their monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, even after their school has closed permanently. The housing or educational assistance payment will not count against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided or be charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (on 05/25/2017)

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