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114th Congress > House > Vote 1291

Date: November 30, 2016

Result: 411-3 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 591

Sponsor: HICE, Jody Brownlow (R-GA)

Bill number: HR5047

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Description: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to provide information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about articulation agreements between institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) 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: (1) provide a veteran who is certified as eligible for VA educational assistance with information on education counseling services and articulation agreements, and (2) implement this bill within 90 days after its enactment.

Bill titles: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to provide information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about articulation agreements between institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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