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H.R. 637: Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2021

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide retraining assistance to certain veterans unemployed by reason of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Mike Bost

Sponsor. Representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Feb 1, 2021
Length: 15 pages
Introduced
Feb 1, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status

Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted, so there will not likely be further activity on this bill.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 11, 2021. (compare text)
Prognosis
20% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
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History

Feb 1, 2021
 
Introduced

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Feb 27, 2021
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1319, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 637.
Mar 6, 2021
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1319, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 637.
Mar 10, 2021
 
Related Bill — House Agreed to Changes

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1319, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 637.
Mar 11, 2021
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1319, possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 637.

H.R. 637 is 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. 637. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

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