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S. 3171: Veterans Training Act

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S. 3171: Veterans Training Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-03-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-03-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Veterans Training Act

Plain summary

Veterans Training Act - Deems a program of education as an approved program for purposes of the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program if the program is offered by an institution offering: (1) postsecondary instruction that leads to an associate or higher degree and the institution is an approved institution of higher learning; or (2) instruction that does not lead to an associate or higher degree and the institution is an approved educational institution.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Veterans Training Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · 11 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

James E. Risch (R-ID), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s3171 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111