A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressS-2136| Senate
| Updated: 7/17/2019
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Senator
Tennessee
Cosponsors (1)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill removes a deadline that prevents certain veterans from receiving in-state tuition, regardless of their state of residence, using Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits at public institutions of higher education. Currently, a veteran who is discharged or released after at least 90 days of active service must be within three years of their discharge from active duty to receive in-state tuition (regardless of their state of residence).
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Educational facilities and institutionsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressS-2136| Senate
| Updated: 7/17/2019
This bill removes a deadline that prevents certain veterans from receiving in-state tuition, regardless of their state of residence, using Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits at public institutions of higher education. Currently, a veteran who is discharged or released after at least 90 days of active service must be within three years of their discharge from active duty to receive in-state tuition (regardless of their state of residence).
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Senator
Tennessee
Cosponsors (1)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
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- HR 116-3608: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Educational facilities and institutionsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation