H.R. 180 · 102nd Congress · enacted
To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans education and employment programs, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 102-16.
Latest official action 1991-03-22 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Extends through 1994 (currently 1991) the provision of employment and training assistance for disabled and Vietnam veterans under Federal veterans' benefits provisions. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational and vocational counseling and related services to: (1) individuals eligible for educational assistance under the armed forces educational assistance program; (2) individuals discharged or released from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable within the past year; and (3) individuals serving on active duty and within 180 days of being released or discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Requires the Secretary to make available information concerning the need for general education and for trained personnel in the various crafts, trades, and professions. Requires the Secretary to acquaint all eligible individuals with the availability of counseling services offered under this Act. Provides entitlement for a veterans' rehabilitation program for persons receiving outpatient medical care or treatment for a service-connected disability pending discharge from active military service when the Secretary has determined the hospital providing such care or treatment is under contract with or under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or the Secretary of the military department concerned. Includes the payment of handling fees by the Secret…
Congressional Research Service · 1991-01-03
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jack Reed
Senate · RI · Democratic
$1,144,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
24 of 24 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$15,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,750
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$14,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$12,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGIDDY UP PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHAWAII PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOOPS PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$10,000
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLIFTOFF PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOBO PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.