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HR 4185 100th Congress House

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the stretching out of the $1,200 basic-pay reduction of Montgomery GI Bill participants.

Introduced: March 16, 1988 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security EducationMilitary payStudent aidVeterans' education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Mar 18, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 16, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 16, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 16, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, to adjust certain individuals' reduction in basic pay (reduced for the purpose of the provision of basic educational assistance for members of the armed forces serving on active duty during a specified period) so that such reduction is less than $100 but not less than $60 for the first 20 months (with a $1,200 total reduction limit) that the individual is entitled to such pay. Makes identical changes to the reduction in such pay for members of the Selected Reserve component of the armed forces.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4185: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the stretching out of the $1,200 basic-pay reduction of Montgomery GI Bill participants.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4185/
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"H.R. 4185: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the stretching out of the $1,200 basic-pay reduction of Montgomery GI Bill participants.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4185/.
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H.R. 4185, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4185/.
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