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H.R. 968

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 968, the Time of Service Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and last saw action on Mar 5, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Record

Text

H.R. 968 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb968/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 968 IH: Time of Service Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 968  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2025   Mr. Steube  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the time limitation for the use of entitlement by certain veterans under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Time of Service Act  .
2.
 Elimination of time limitation for use of entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 3321(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  January 1, 2013  and inserting  January 1, 2001 ; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking  January 1, 2013  and inserting  January 1, 2001 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 4, 2025

hb968/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/04/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 968, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 968 went before 2 committees: Economic Opportunity Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 5, 2025 · 65 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Feb 4, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 968 has taken 3 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on Mar 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 5, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Feb 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 968 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 968 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Time of Service Act — Display Title
  • Time of Service Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the time limitation for the use of entitlement by certain veterans under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 968 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
JOY ILEM114
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 968 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 968’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr968/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 968 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government lending and loan guarantees to Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

hr968/subjects.txt
Government lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com