To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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Related Senate bill: S.3503 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Related Senate bill: S.3450 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 11, 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide educational assistance through December 21, 2020, for programs of education that have been converted to distance learning due to an emergency or health-related situation. Such assistance includes monthly housing stipends or certain subsistence allowances.

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Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R–TN

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mar 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.6194, 116th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6194

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6194/BILLS-116hr6194ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.6194, 116th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6194

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2020-03-11.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6194/BILLS-116hr6194ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.6194, 116th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6194

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2020-03-11.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6194/BILLS-116hr6194ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.6194, 116th Congress: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6194

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2020-03-11.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6194/BILLS-116hr6194ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-03T03:24:10Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.R.6194 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.