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A bill to modify the effective date for inclusion of certain members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-2475| Senate 
| Updated: 9/12/2019
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill modifies the effective date on which certain active duty service members are included under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program. This program allows colleges and universities to voluntarily enter into agreements with the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover costs that are not covered by existing educational assistance amounts. The bill includes under the program active duty service members who are pursuing a program of education on a more than half-time basis starting on August 1, 2020, instead of the previous effective date of August 1, 2022.
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Timeline
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Sep 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • September 12, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 12, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Student aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

A bill to modify the effective date for inclusion of certain members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-2475| Senate 
| Updated: 9/12/2019
This bill modifies the effective date on which certain active duty service members are included under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program. This program allows colleges and universities to voluntarily enter into agreements with the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover costs that are not covered by existing educational assistance amounts. The bill includes under the program active duty service members who are pursuing a program of education on a more than half-time basis starting on August 1, 2020, instead of the previous effective date of August 1, 2022.
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Timeline
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Sep 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • September 12, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 12, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Student aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation