A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
- Introduced:
Jul 20, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019- Status:
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Ordered Reported
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was enacted as:
H.R. 3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 16, 2017. (compare text)
History
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Jul 20, 2017
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Introduced
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Jul 24, 2017
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Identical Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3218 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1598 (115th). |
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Jul 26, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Aug 2, 2017
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Identical Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3218 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1598 (115th). |
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Aug 16, 2017
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Identical Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3218 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1598 (115th). |
S. 1598 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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