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Miller Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Protect Student Veterans
Washington, DC,
November 30, 2016
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Today the House passed H.R. 5047, the Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016, by a vote of 411-3.
Today the House passed H.R. 5047, the Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016, by a vote of 411-3. The bill would require VA to inform student veterans about transferring coursework credits when they switch schools and about agreements schools may have regarding transferring credits. H.R. 5047 now awaits consideration by the Senate. Following House passage of the bill, Chairman Miller released the below statement. “Our veterans and their dependents deserve full transparency as they set out to use their hard-earned education benefits. This bill will help provide that transparency. I applaud my House colleagues for working together to pass this important bipartisan legislation.” - Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs |