H.R. 5009: VET Extension Act of 2019
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H.R. 5009: VET Extension Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
VET Extension Act of 2019
Plain summary
Veterans Education and Transfer Extension Act of 2019 or the VET Extension Act of 2019 This bill updates Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance for certain veterans or active duty military service members. Specifically, the bill increases the number of months of educational assistance available by the lesser of (1) 15 months, or (2) the amount of months needed to complete remedial and deficiency courses that may be needed prior to beginning a program of education. Under the bill, individuals who do not currently have a dependent, but wish to elect to transfer educational assistance to a dependent, may do so at such a time when they do have a dependent. The bill removes a restriction on the timing of the transfer of educational assistance and also authorizes an individual to designate a new dependent or dependents to receive an unused entitlement.
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Official text
VET Extension Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] reported raising $4.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5009.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5009 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116