H.R. 1206: Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017

Plain summary

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017 This bill 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). The amount of such assistance payable to an individual shall be the lesser of: (1) the total application fees charged to the individual by the IHEs, or (2) $750.

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Official text

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] · 77 cosponsors

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Rick Larsen (D-WA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), James A. Himes (D-CT), David G. Valadao (R-CA) and 17 more.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1206.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1206 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115