H.R. 1240 · 110th Congress

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.

Stage: In committee
Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee
Introduced: 2007-02-28
Latest action: 2007-06-29 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Subjects

Armed forces and national security

Veterans' medical care

Health

Education

Higher education

Minority education

Medical education

Department of Veterans Affairs

Government Operations and Politics

Economics and Public Finance

Minorities

Disabled

Federal aid to education

Federal employees

Scholarships

Medical personnel

Government publicity

Rehabilitation of the disabled

Veterans' education

Black colleges

Hispanic Americans

College costs

Collection of accounts

Student loan funds

Blind

Eye care