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H.R. 4830: SIT-REP Act

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H.R. 4830: SIT-REP Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 207 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4830 (2018-05-21), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and 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.

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Official title

SIT-REP Act

Plain summary

Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress Act or the SIT-REP Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require educational institutions, in order to be eligible for educational payments, to adopt policies that prohibit penalizing student veterans for late VA assistance payments. Such policies shall: (1) permit a veteran who provides the institution with a certificate of VA assistance eligibility to attend courses for a period without VA payment; and (2) ensure that the educational institution will not impose penalties such as late fees, course denial, or requiring an individual to borrow additional funds because of delayed VA payments.

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Official text

SIT-REP Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4830, Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress Act (2018-05-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr4830 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115