U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10260: Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 3, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Eliminating provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training (a) Post-9/11 Educational Assistance (1) Ensuring the amount of assistance for full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training does not deter individuals interested in such programs and training Clause (i) of section 3313(g)(3)(B) of title 38, Unites States Code, is amended by striking a monthly housing stipend equal to-- and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: a monthly housing stipend equal to the monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing payable under section 403 of title 37 for a member with dependents in pay grade E-5 residing in the military housing area that encompasses all or the majority portion of the ZIP Code area in which is located the employer at which the individual pursues such program. . …
Sponsors
- Brad Finstad (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Timothy Kennedy (D, HD-026)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- : Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB10260?
- HB10260 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026.
- What does HB10260 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10260?
- In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10260?
- Brad Finstad (R, HD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10260?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10260
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