US Congress House Bill 1631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Accessing Military Education Benefits Act - Provides that when a member of the Armed Forces is assigned to duty in an area for which hostile fire, imminent danger, or hazardous duty pay is authorized, the Secretary of Defense (DOD) shall ensure that, if such member has any direct student loans, the member shall automatically obtain the benefits of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which prohibit the accrual of student loan interest for active-duty military personnel. Requires the Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the implementation of such requirement.

Accessing Military Education Benefits Act

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-04-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1631/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1631/BILLS-113hr1631ih.pdf