U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Economic Opportunity - Serial No. 116-25 - Congressional Record

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Hearing records of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, covering pending legislation. The document lists multiple bills and discussion drafts, including proposals affecting Department of Veterans Affairs education assistance programs, outreach activities, institutional requirements, and related veteran support measures. It provides committee and subcommittee leadership details and identifies witnesses from VA offices, including prepared statements, along with supporting accompanying witnesses under the official printed record process.

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Pages89

Reading Time3 h 44 min

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Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

Contents (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)

Opening Statements

Witnesses

H.R. 561, H.R. 716, H.R. 1615, H.R. 2227, H.R. 2618, H.R. 2924, AND DISCUSSION DRAFTS PENDING LEGISLATION HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2019 Serial No. 116–25 Printed for the use of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs ( Available via the World Wide Web: [http://www.govinfo.gov](http://www.govinfo.gov) U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 40–854 WASHINGTON : 2021 COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MARK TAKANO, California, Chairman JULIA BROWNLEY, California KATHLEEN M. RICE, New York CONOR LAMB, Pennsylvania, Vice-Chairman MIKE LEVIN, California MAX ROSE, New York CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire ELAINE G. LURIA, Virginia SUSIE LEE, Nevada JOE CUNNINGHAM, South Carolina GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR., California COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN, Northern Mariana Islands COLIN Z. ALLRED, Texas LAUREN UNDERWOOD, Illinois ANTHONY BRINDISI, New York DAVID P. ROE, Tenessee, Ranking Member GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN RADEWAGEN, American Samoa MIKE BOST, Illinois NEAL P. DUNN, Florida JACK BERGMAN, Michigan JIM BANKS, Indiana ANDY BARR, Kentucky DANIEL MEUSER, Pennsylvania STEVE WATKINS, Kansas CHIP ROY, Texas W. GREGORY STEUBE, Florida RAY KELLEY, Democratic Staff Director JON TOWERS, Republican Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY MIKE LEVIN, California, Chairman KATHLEEN M. RICE, New York ANTHONY BRINDISI, New York CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire ELAINE G. LURIA, Virginia SUSIE LEE, Nevada JOE CUNNINGHAM, South Carolina GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida, Ranking Member JACK BERGMAN, Michigan JIM BANKS, Indiana ANDY BARR, Kentucky DANIEL MEUSER, Pennsylvania Pursuant to clause 2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, public hearing records of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs are also published in electronic form. The printed hearing record remains the official version. Because electronic submissions are used to prepare both printed and electronic versions of the hearing record, the process of converting between various electronic formats may introduce unintentional errors or omissions. Such occurrences are inherent in the current publication process and should diminish as the process is further refined. (II) C O N T E N T S Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Page H.R. 561, H.R. 716, H.R. 1615, H.R. 2227, H.R. 2618, H.R. 2924, A Discussion draft ‘‘To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize State approving agencies to carry out outreach activities’’, A discussion draft ‘‘To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that educational institutions abide by Principles of Excellence as a condition of approval for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes’’, A discussion draft ‘‘To amend title 38, United States Code, to require proprietary for-profit educational institutions to comply with Federal revenue limits to participate in educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs’’, A discussion draft ‘‘To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that certain educational institutions have letters of credit as a condition of approval for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes’’, A discussion draft ‘‘Forever GI Bill Class Evaluation Act’’, A discussion draft ‘‘VA Economic Hardship Report Act’’, A discussion draft ‘‘To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to collect overpayments of specially adapted housing assistance’’, A discussion draft‘‘Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act’’, A discussion draft ‘‘GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act’’, A discussion draft, ‘‘To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the time period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educa

FAQs

What committee and subcommittee conducted this hearing?

The hearing was held before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives.

Which types of legislative items are included in the document?

The contents list multiple bills and several discussion drafts related to veterans’ affairs topics, especially education assistance and institutional requirements.

Who are listed as witnesses and what materials are provided?

Witnesses include VA officials with prepared statements, and the document also lists accompanying witnesses with their roles.

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