H.R. 5284: Vet OUTREACH Act
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H.R. 5284: Vet OUTREACH Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-12-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-12-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Vet OUTREACH Act
Plain summary
Veteran Outreach Understanding To Reach Every American Courageous Hero Act or the Vet OUTREACH Act This bill authorizes state approving agencies (SAAs) to conduct outreach activities to increase awareness of education and training opportunities available to veterans if funding is available, and the SAA has properly conducted its enforcement and approval of education programs. SAAs are state agencies responsible for approving and monitoring education and training programs for veterans who are using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education benefits. Under the bill, the SAA shall be considered to have properly conducted its enforcement and approval duties if it has fulfilled its VA cooperative agreement requirements and has completed a risk-based program review of any program determined to be of questionable quality or at risk by government or accrediting agencies.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · 6 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5284, Vet OUTREACH Act (2020-04-15)
Cosponsors on this site
Andy Kim (D-NJ), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] reported raising $15.3 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-116hr5284.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5284 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116