{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sablan.house.gov/veterans-bill-becomes-law", "Veterans bill becomes law", "2020-08-18", "2020", "2020-08", "Democrat", "House", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Veterans bill becomes law                                           \n              Aug 17, 2020      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    Veterans and their eligible family members will now be able to use their GI Bill educational benefits to cover the cost of preparatory courses for license and certification exams. The legislation I introduced as H.R. 2934, which was added to the Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Special Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019, was signed into law by the President. H.R. 2934 allows the Veterans Administration to pay the fees for courses that prepare students for license and certification tests. Northern Marianas College, for instance, has offered a $400 course to help prepare for the NCLEX nurse licensing exam. Latte Training Academy offers CompTIA certification exam courses for those entering IT professions. The new law allows the GI bill to cover those costs. Before, only the test fees themselves were covered by the GI Bill. Making more benefits available to returning service members and their families has been a key goal in my service on the House Veterans Affairs Committee. Up to 30 percent of Marianas high school graduates enter the military each year, according to the Public School System.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sablan.house.gov/veterans-bill-becomes-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1960749980062246, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}