To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
111-hr228 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.. Sponsored by Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]. Introduced 2009-01-07. House bill. 111th Congress. Latest action: Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949.
Bill Activity
House
Introduced in House
2009-01-07
Introduced
2009-01-07
Introduced in House
Committee
2009-01-07
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee
2009-01-09
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Committee
2009-03-04
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee
2009-03-19
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D), TX
- Introduced
- 2009-01-07
- Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Subjects
- Department of Veterans Affairs; Education programs funding; Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Health personnel; Hearing, speech, and vision care; Higher education; Medical education; Minority education; Student aid and college costs; Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation; Veterans' medical care
- Latest Action
- Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949.
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