US HB1718 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands eligibility for receipt of GI education benefits as a dependent under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Specifically, the bill includes certain unmarried persons as dependents who can receive a transferred entitlement to educational assistance.
Title
GI Education Benefits Fairness Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2019-03-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB791 (Related) 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1850)
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Family relationships
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Family relationships
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1718/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1718/BILLS-116hr1718ih.pdf |
