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H.R. 4852 (116th): GIVE Act

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans certain additional information about postsecondary educational institutions, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Norma Torres

Sponsor. Representative for California's 35th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 27, 2020
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Oct 23, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on February 26, 2020 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

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What legislators are saying

Rep. Torres Passes Military Education Bill Out of House Unanimously
    — Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA35] (Sponsor) on Feb 27, 2020

Hurd Backs Multiple Bills to Ensure Support for Veterans and Their Families
    — Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX23, 2015-2020] on Feb 26, 2020

Rep. Peters Supports Bipartisan Bills Passed by House to Help American Veterans
    — Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA50] on Feb 26, 2020

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 4852 will be negligible.

History

Oct 23, 2019
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Oct 29, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Feb 26, 2020
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

H.R. 4852 (116th) 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.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4852. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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