HR 7375 United States House · 117th Congress

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of higher education.

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update its payment system to allow for electronic fund transfer of VA educational assistance to a foreign institution of higher education that provides an approved course of education to eligible recipients and does not have an employer identification number or an account with a domestic bank.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2022

Committee Review

May 2022

House Passage

May 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Apr 4, 2022 Last action May 18, 2022

Floor votes · House May 17, 2022

How they voted

397–15

Passed · 16 other

Total votes 428

May 17, 2022

D Democratic220

215 Yea 5

97% Yea

R Republican208

182 Yea 15 Nay 11

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

May 18, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

upper

May 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 15 (Roll no. 205).

lower

Apr 6, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Apr 6, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.

lower

Apr 5, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

lower

Apr 4, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Apr 4, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors