On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — S 4089 — Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act
Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022
In plain language
- Senate bill in the 117th Congress.
- Prohibits VA (VA) from charging any entitlement to retraining assistance under the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program.
- House passed it on May 19, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from charging any entitlement to retraining assistance under the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program in situations where an individual was unable to complete a course or program as a result of the closure of an educational institution or the disapproval of a program by the state approving agency or the VA. The period for which retraining assistance is not charged must be equal to the full amount of retraining assistance provided for enrollment in the program of education. In the event of a closure or disapproval, the educational institution must not receive any further payments under the program, and any payment already made must be considered an overpayment and constitute a liability of the institution to the United States.
Roll-call breakdown
Democrat: 218 · Republican: 183
Republican: 17
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Democrat: 2 · Republican: 8
How each member voted (428)
Yea (401)
- A. Donald McEachin (Democrat–VA)
- Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democrat–VA)
- Adam B. Schiff (Democrat–CA)
- Adam Smith (Democrat–WA)
- Adrian Smith (Republican–NE)
- Adriano Espaillat (Democrat–NY)
- Al Green (Democrat–TX)
- Al Lawson, Jr. (Democrat–FL)
- Alan S. Lowenthal (Democrat–CA)
- Albio Sires (Democrat–NJ)
- Alexander X. Mooney (Republican–WV)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat–NY)
- Alma S. Adams (Democrat–NC)
- Ami Bera (Democrat–CA)
- André Carson (Democrat–IN)
- Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican–NY)
- Andy Barr (Republican–KY)
- Andy Kim (Democrat–NJ)
- Andy Levin (Democrat–MI)
- Angie Craig (Democrat–MN)
- Ann Kirkpatrick (Democrat–AZ)
- Ann M. Kuster (Democrat–NH)
- Ann Wagner (Republican–MO)
- Anna G. Eshoo (Democrat–CA)
- Anthony G. Brown (Democrat–MD)
- Anthony Gonzalez (Republican–OH)
- Antonio Delgado (Democrat–NY)
- Ashley Hinson (Republican–IA)
- August Pfluger (Republican–TX)
- Austin Scott (Republican–GA)
- Ayanna Pressley (Democrat–MA)
- Barbara Lee (Democrat–CA)
- Barry Moore (Republican–AL)
- Ben Cline (Republican–VA)
- Bennie G. Thompson (Democrat–MS)
- Beth Van Duyne (Republican–TX)
- Betty McCollum (Democrat–MN)
- Bill Foster (Democrat–IL)
- Bill Huizenga (Republican–MI)
- Bill Johnson (Republican–OH)
- Bill Pascrell, Jr. (Democrat–NJ)
- Bill Posey (Republican–FL)
- Billy Long (Republican–MO)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican–MO)
- Blake D. Moore (Republican–UT)
- Bob Gibbs (Republican–OH)
- Bobby L. Rush (Democrat–IL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democrat–NJ)
- Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican–OH)
- Brad Sherman (Democrat–CA)
- Bradley Scott Schneider (Democrat–IL)
- Brenda L. Lawrence (Democrat–MI)
- Brendan F. Boyle (Democrat–PA)
- Brett Guthrie (Republican–KY)
- Brian Babin (Republican–TX)
- Brian Higgins (Democrat–NY)
- Brian J. Mast (Republican–FL)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican–PA)
- Bruce Westerman (Republican–AR)
- Bryan Steil (Republican–WI)
- Burgess Owens (Republican–UT)
- Byron Donalds (Republican–FL)
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democrat–MD)
- Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican–FL)
- Carol D. Miller (Republican–WV)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (Democrat–NY)
- Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democrat–GA)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican–WA)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican–TN)
- Charlie Crist (Democrat–FL)
- Chellie Pingree (Democrat–ME)
- Cheri Bustos (Democrat–IL)
- Chris Jacobs (Republican–NY)
- Chris Pappas (Democrat–NH)
- Chris Stewart (Republican–UT)
- Chrissy Houlahan (Democrat–PA)
- Christopher H. Smith (Republican–NJ)
- Claudia Tenney (Republican–NY)
- Clay Higgins (Republican–LA)
- Cliff Bentz (Republican–OR)
- Colin Z. Allred (Democrat–TX)
- Conor Lamb (Democrat–PA)
- Cori Bush (Democrat–MO)
- Cynthia Axne (Democrat–IA)
- Dan Bishop (Republican–NC)
- Dan Crenshaw (Republican–TX)
- Dan Newhouse (Republican–WA)
- Daniel Meuser (Republican–PA)
- Daniel T. Kildee (Democrat–MI)
- Daniel Webster (Republican–FL)
- Danny K. Davis (Democrat–IL)
- Darin LaHood (Republican–IL)
- Darrell Issa (Republican–CA)
- Darren Soto (Democrat–FL)
- David B. McKinley (Republican–WV)
- David E. Price (Democrat–NC)
- David G. Valadao (Republican–CA)
- David J. Trone (Democrat–MD)
- David Kustoff (Republican–TN)
- David N. Cicilline (Democrat–RI)
- David P. Joyce (Republican–OH)
- David Rouzer (Republican–NC)
- David Schweikert (Republican–AZ)
- David Scott (Democrat–GA)
- Dean Phillips (Democrat–MN)
- Debbie Dingell (Democrat–MI)
- Debbie Lesko (Republican–AZ)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democrat–FL)
- Deborah K. Ross (Democrat–NC)
- Derek Kilmer (Democrat–WA)
- Diana DeGette (Democrat–CO)
- Diana Harshbarger (Republican–TN)
- Dina Titus (Democrat–NV)
- Don Bacon (Republican–NE)
- Donald M. Payne, Jr. (Democrat–NJ)
- Donald Norcross (Democrat–NJ)
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (Democrat–VA)
- Doris O. Matsui (Democrat–CA)
- Doug LaMalfa (Republican–CA)
- Doug Lamborn (Republican–CO)
- Dusty Johnson (Republican–SD)
- Dwight Evans (Democrat–PA)
- Earl Blumenauer (Democrat–OR)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican–GA)
- Ed Case (Democrat–HI)
- Ed Perlmutter (Democrat–CO)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democrat–TX)
- Elaine G. Luria (Democrat–VA)
- Elise M. Stefanik (Republican–NY)
- Elissa Slotkin (Democrat–MI)
- Emanuel Cleaver (Democrat–MO)
- Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican–AR)
- Eric Swalwell (Democrat–CA)
- Frank D. Lucas (Republican–OK)
- Frank J. Mrvan (Democrat–IN)
- Frank Pallone, Jr. (Democrat–NJ)
- Fred Keller (Republican–PA)
- Fred Upton (Republican–MI)
- Frederica S. Wilson (Democrat–FL)
- G. K. Butterfield (Democrat–NC)
- Garret Graves (Republican–LA)
- Gary J. Palmer (Republican–AL)
- Gerald E. Connolly (Democrat–VA)
- Glenn Grothman (Republican–WI)
- Glenn Thompson (Republican–PA)
- Grace F. Napolitano (Democrat–CA)
- Grace Meng (Democrat–NY)
- Greg Pence (Republican–IN)
- Greg Stanton (Democrat–AZ)
- Gregory F. Murphy (Republican–NC)
- Gregory W. Meeks (Democrat–NY)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican–FL)
- Guy Reschenthaler (Republican–PA)
- Gwen Moore (Democrat–WI)
- H. Morgan Griffith (Republican–VA)
- Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democrat–NY)
- Haley M. Stevens (Democrat–MI)
- Harold Rogers (Republican–KY)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (Democrat–GA)
- Henry Cuellar (Democrat–TX)
- Ilhan Omar (Democrat–MN)
- J. French Hill (Republican–AR)
- J. Luis Correa (Democrat–CA)
- Jack Bergman (Republican–MI)
- Jackie Speier (Democrat–CA)
- Jackie Walorski (Republican–IN)
- Jahana Hayes (Democrat–CT)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican–WA)
- Jake Auchincloss (Democrat–MA)
- Jake Ellzey (Republican–TX)
- Jake LaTurner (Republican–KS)
- Jamaal Bowman (Democrat–NY)
- James A. Himes (Democrat–CT)
- James Comer (Republican–KY)
- James E. Clyburn (Democrat–SC)
- James P. McGovern (Democrat–MA)
- James R. Baird (Republican–IN)
- James R. Langevin (Democrat–RI)
- Jamie Raskin (Democrat–MD)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (Democrat–IL)
- Jared F. Golden (Democrat–ME)
- Jared Huffman (Democrat–CA)
- Jason Crow (Democrat–CO)
- Jason Smith (Republican–MO)
- Jay Obernolte (Republican–CA)
- Jeff Duncan (Republican–SC)
- Jefferson Van Drew (Republican–NJ)
- Jennifer Wexton (Democrat–VA)
- Jerrold Nadler (Democrat–NY)
- Jerry L. Carl (Republican–AL)
- Jerry McNerney (Democrat–CA)
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democrat–IL)
- Jim Banks (Republican–IN)
- Jim Cooper (Democrat–TN)
- Jim Costa (Democrat–CA)
- Jim Jordan (Republican–OH)
- Jimmy Gomez (Democrat–CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (Democrat–CA)
- Joaquin Castro (Democrat–TX)
- Jody B. Hice (Republican–GA)
- Joe Courtney (Democrat–CT)
- Joe Neguse (Democrat–CO)
- Joe Wilson (Republican–SC)
- John B. Larson (Democrat–CT)
- John Garamendi (Democrat–CA)
- John Joyce (Republican–PA)
- John Katko (Republican–NY)
- John P. Sarbanes (Democrat–MD)
- John R. Carter (Republican–TX)
- John R. Curtis (Republican–UT)
- John R. Moolenaar (Republican–MI)
- John W. Rose (Republican–TN)
- Joseph D. Morelle (Democrat–NY)
- Josh Gottheimer (Democrat–NJ)
- Josh Harder (Democrat–CA)
- Joyce Beatty (Democrat–OH)
- Juan Vargas (Democrat–CA)
- Judy Chu (Democrat–CA)
- Julia Brownley (Democrat–CA)
- Julia Letlow (Republican–LA)
- Kaiali’i Kahele (Democrat–HI)
- Karen Bass (Democrat–CA)
- Kat Cammack (Republican–FL)
- Katherine M. Clark (Democrat–MA)
- Kathleen M. Rice (Democrat–NY)
- Kathy Castor (Democrat–FL)
- Kathy E. Manning (Democrat–NC)
- Katie Porter (Democrat–CA)
- Kay Granger (Republican–TX)
- Kelly Armstrong (Republican–ND)
- Ken Calvert (Republican–CA)
- Kevin McCarthy (Republican–CA)
- Kim Schrier (Democrat–WA)
- Kurt Schrader (Democrat–OR)
- Kweisi Mfume (Democrat–MD)
- Lance Gooden (Republican–TX)
- Larry Bucshon (Republican–IN)
- Lauren Underwood (Democrat–IL)
- Lee M. Zeldin (Republican–NY)
- Linda T. Sánchez (Democrat–CA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democrat–DE)
- Lisa C. McClain (Republican–MI)
- Liz Cheney (Republican–WY)
- Lizzie Fletcher (Democrat–TX)
- Lloyd Doggett (Democrat–TX)
- Lloyd Smucker (Republican–PA)
- Lois Frankel (Democrat–FL)
- Lori Trahan (Democrat–MA)
- Louie Gohmert (Republican–TX)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democrat–CA)
- Lucy McBath (Democrat–GA)
- Madeleine Dean (Democrat–PA)
- Madison Cawthorn (Republican–NC)
- Marc A. Veasey (Democrat–TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (Democrat–OH)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican–FL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican–IA)
- Marie Newman (Democrat–IL)
- Marilyn Strickland (Democrat–WA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican–FL)
- Mark DeSaulnier (Democrat–CA)
- Mark E. Amodei (Republican–NV)
- Mark E. Green (Republican–TN)
- Mark Pocan (Democrat–WI)
- Mark Takano (Democrat–CA)
- Markwayne Mullin (Republican–OK)
- Mary E. Miller (Republican–IL)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (Democrat–PA)
- Matt Cartwright (Democrat–PA)
- Matt Gaetz (Republican–FL)
- Maxine Waters (Democrat–CA)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (Democrat–NM)
- Michael Cloud (Republican–TX)
- Michael Guest (Republican–MS)
- Michael R. Turner (Republican–OH)
- Michael T. McCaul (Republican–TX)
- Michael Waltz (Republican–FL)
- Michelle Fischbach (Republican–MN)
- Michelle Steel (Republican–CA)
- Mike Bost (Republican–IL)
- Mike Carey (Republican–OH)
- Mike Gallagher (Republican–WI)
- Mike Garcia (Republican–CA)
- Mike Johnson (Republican–LA)
- Mike Kelly (Republican–PA)
- Mike Levin (Democrat–CA)
- Mike Quigley (Democrat–IL)
- Mike Rogers (Republican–AL)
- Mike Thompson (Democrat–CA)
- Mikie Sherrill (Democrat–NJ)
- Mo Brooks (Republican–AL)
- Mondaire Jones (Democrat–NY)
- Nancy Mace (Republican–SC)
- Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democrat–CA)
- Neal P. Dunn (Republican–FL)
- Nicole Malliotakis (Republican–NY)
- Nikema Williams (Democrat–GA)
- Norma J. Torres (Democrat–CA)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (Democrat–NY)
- Pat Fallon (Republican–TX)
- Patrick T. McHenry (Republican–NC)
- Paul Tonko (Democrat–NY)
- Pete Aguilar (Democrat–CA)
- Pete Sessions (Republican–TX)
- Pete Stauber (Republican–MN)
- Peter A. DeFazio (Democrat–OR)
- Peter Meijer (Republican–MI)
- Peter Welch (Democrat–VT)
- Pramila Jayapal (Democrat–WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democrat–IL)
- Randy Feenstra (Republican–IA)
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (Republican–TX)
- Rashida Tlaib (Democrat–MI)
- Raúl M. Grijalva (Democrat–AZ)
- Raul Ruiz (Democrat–CA)
- Richard E. Neal (Democrat–MA)
- Richard Hudson (Republican–NC)
- Rick Larsen (Democrat–WA)
- Rick W. Allen (Republican–GA)
- Ritchie Torres (Democrat–NY)
- Ro Khanna (Democrat–CA)
- Robert B. Aderholt (Republican–AL)
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democrat–VA)
- Robert E. Latta (Republican–OH)
- Robert J. Wittman (Republican–VA)
- Robin L. Kelly (Democrat–IL)
- Rodney Davis (Republican–IL)
- Roger Williams (Republican–TX)
- Ron Estes (Republican–KS)
- Ron Kind (Democrat–WI)
- Ronny Jackson (Republican–TX)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (Democrat–CT)
- Ruben Gallego (Democrat–AZ)
- Salud O. Carbajal (Democrat–CA)
- Sam Graves (Republican–MO)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (Democrat–GA)
- Sara Jacobs (Democrat–CA)
- Scott DesJarlais (Republican–TN)
- Scott Fitzgerald (Republican–WI)
- Scott Franklin (Republican–FL)
- Scott H. Peters (Democrat–CA)
- Sean Casten (Democrat–IL)
- Sean Patrick Maloney (Democrat–NY)
- Seth Moulton (Democrat–MA)
- Sharice Davids (Democrat–KS)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democrat–FL)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat–TX)
- Shontel M. Brown (Democrat–OH)
- Steny H. Hoyer (Democrat–MD)
- Stephanie I. Bice (Republican–OK)
- Stephanie N. Murphy (Democrat–FL)
- Stephen F. Lynch (Democrat–MA)
- Steve Chabot (Republican–OH)
- Steve Cohen (Democrat–TN)
- Steve Scalise (Republican–LA)
- Steve Womack (Republican–AR)
- Steven Horsford (Democrat–NV)
- Susan Wild (Democrat–PA)
- Susie Lee (Democrat–NV)
- Suzan K. DelBene (Democrat–WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (Democrat–OR)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (Democrat–TX)
- Ted Budd (Republican–NC)
- Ted Lieu (Democrat–CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democrat–NM)
- Terri A. Sewell (Democrat–AL)
- Theodore E. Deutch (Democrat–FL)
- Thomas Massie (Republican–KY)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican–WI)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (Democrat–NY)
- Tim Burchett (Republican–TN)
- Tim Ryan (Democrat–OH)
- Tim Walberg (Republican–MI)
- Tom Cole (Republican–OK)
- Tom Emmer (Republican–MN)
- Tom Malinowski (Democrat–NJ)
- Tom O’Halleran (Democrat–AZ)
- Tom Rice (Republican–SC)
- Tony Cárdenas (Democrat–CA)
- Tony Gonzales (Republican–TX)
- Tracey Mann (Republican–KS)
- Trent Kelly (Republican–MS)
- Trey Hollingsworth (Republican–IN)
- Troy A. Carter (Democrat–LA)
- Troy Balderson (Republican–OH)
- Troy E. Nehls (Republican–TX)
- Val Butler Demings (Democrat–FL)
- Van Taylor (Republican–TX)
- Vern Buchanan (Republican–FL)
- Veronica Escobar (Democrat–TX)
- Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat–TX)
- Vicky Hartzler (Republican–MO)
- Victoria Spartz (Republican–IN)
- W. Gregory Steube (Republican–FL)
- Warren Davidson (Republican–OH)
- William R. Keating (Democrat–MA)
- William R. Timmons IV (Republican–SC)
- Young Kim (Republican–CA)
- Yvette D. Clarke (Democrat–NY)
- Yvette Herrell (Republican–NM)
- Zoe Lofgren (Democrat–CA)
Nay (17)
- Andrew S. Clyde (Republican–GA)
- Andy Biggs (Republican–AZ)
- Andy Harris (Republican–MD)
- Barry Loudermilk (Republican–GA)
- Bob Good (Republican–VA)
- Chip Roy (Republican–TX)
- Ken Buck (Republican–CO)
- Kevin Hern (Republican–OK)
- Lauren Boebert (Republican–CO)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican–GA)
- Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (Republican–MT)
- Michael C. Burgess (Republican–TX)
- Paul A. Gosar (Republican–AZ)
- Ralph Norman (Republican–SC)
- Russ Fulcher (Republican–ID)
- Scott Perry (Republican–PA)
- Tom McClintock (Republican–CA)
Not Voting (10)
- A. Drew Ferguson IV (Republican–GA)
- Adam Kinzinger (Republican–IL)
- Jodey C. Arrington (Republican–TX)
- John A. Yarmuth (Democrat–KY)
- John H. Rutherford (Republican–FL)
- Kevin Brady (Republican–TX)
- Michael F. Doyle (Democrat–PA)
- Michael K. Simpson (Republican–ID)
- Steven M. Palazzo (Republican–MS)
- Virginia Foxx (Republican–NC)
Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.