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H.R. 456: Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015

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H.R. 456: Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . 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

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015

Plain summary

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015 Makes an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program eligible for assistance with the fees for applying to institutions of higher education (IHEs). Sets the amount of such assistance payable to an individual at the lesser of: (1) the total application fees charged to the individual by the IHEs, or (2) $750.

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

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Official text

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · 120 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Takano (D-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Judy Chu (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 60 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr456 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114