WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Vocational guidance

H.R. 5774, The Pathways Advancing Career Training Act

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5774 would provide effective employment, training, and career and technical education programs, it would address barriers that result from family responsibilities, and it would encourage and support individuals to enter nontraditional occupational fields....

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S. 2677, The Supporting Education for Returning Veterans Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2677 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to institutions of higher education to establish programs for the provision of services and support to veterans who are students at such institutions....

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H.R. 5143, The Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5143 would encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students....

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H.R. 3467, The Second Chance for America's Veterans Act

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3467 would expand and extend counseling and referral programs that minimize recidivism by reintegrating at-risk veterans into meaningful employment....

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H.R. 3450, The College Student Success Act

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3450 would provide grants to universities and colleges for the development of student success services that will improve college persistence and prepare students for the workplace....

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H.R. 2874, The Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.83

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2874 would amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the provision of health care to veterans....

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H.R. 2847, The Green Jobs Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.58

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2847 would amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program....

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H.R. 2323, The Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2323 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools....

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S. 1391, The Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1391 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools....

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H.R. 1867, The National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $186.57

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1867 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 for the National Science Foundation....

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S. 605, The Allied Health Reinvestment Act

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 605 would amend the Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health professions....

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H.R. 840, The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $28.10

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 840 would amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act....

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H.R. 5385, The Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5489.95

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5385 spends money for the operations and activities of the Department of Defense: Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Defense-wide, and Guard and Reserve Forces, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, and Guard and Reserve Forces, Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-wide Military Family Housing Construction and Operation and Maintenance, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air For...

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S. 1182, The Veterans Health Care Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $11.95

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1182 would expand or establish a number of health care benefits for veterans. In particular, the bill would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide medical care to infants born in VA hospitals, to reimburse certain veterans who seek emergency care from non-VA medical facilities, and to hire additional specialists who provide care for blind veterans. The bill also would allow veterans in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina who otherwise would not be eligib...

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