Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016
This bill requires Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) counselors who provide specified educational or vocational counseling services to provide a requesting veteran or member of the Armed Forces with information about the articulation agreements (agreements governing the transferability of credits toward meeting specific degree or program requirements) of each institution of higher learning in which the individual is interested.
The VA shall provide a veteran who is certified as eligible for VA educational assistance with information on education counseling services and articulation agreements.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-01 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2016-11-30 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-30 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 3 (Roll no. 591). | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-30 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6893-6894) | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5047. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6337-6338; text of measure as reported in House: CR H6337) | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-14 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 637. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-14 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-813. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-21 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2016-09-21 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-05-13 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-25 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2016-04-25 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |