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H.R. 6322: Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020

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H.R. 6322: Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-23 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-140.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-140. (final step reached)
  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

Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020

Plain summary

Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 This bill addresses education programs and assistance for veterans during the covered period from March 1-December 21, 2020. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue paying work-study allowances during emergency periods. The VA is also authorized to continue paying educational assistance and subsistence allowances for a specified amount of time for programs of education that are suspended due to an emergency situation. An educational assistance payment shall not be charged against an individual's entitlement to educational assistance if an individual was unable to complete a course or program due to the temporary closure of an educational institution or the temporary termination of a program by reason of an emergency situation. This includes assistance related to training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities. The bill extends the time limitation for using educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill when institutions are closed due to an emergency situation or executive order. The bill also extends the time limitation for participation in a vocational rehabilitation program when such participation is prevented due to an emergency situation or executive order. The bill authorizes the VA to pay a subsistence allowance for two additional months to a veteran following a program of employment services during the covered period for full-time training for the type of program the veteran was pursuing.

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Official text

Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] · 49 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jason Crow (D-CO), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Ed Case (D-HI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6322 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116