HR 5047 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced✓
Committee✓
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate.(2016-12-01)
Recorded Votes
How Did Your Rep Vote?
Enter a ZIP code or representative's name
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
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.…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only
CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5047, Protecting Veterans’ Educational Choice Act of 2016
Oct 13, 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 21, 2016
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
2 Democrats18 Republicans