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HR 1280 107th Congress House

Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the annual determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty educational assistance under the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the annual determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 4, 2002 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security College costsCost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceEducation
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 30, 2001
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 4, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 28, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 28, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 30, 2001

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2001 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to change the amount of monthly veterans' educational assistance allowance under the Montgomery GI Bill from a fixed amount adjusted for inflation to an amount equal to the average monthly costs of tuition and expenses for commuter students at public institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees (75 percent of such amount for veterans whose initial obligated period of active duty is two years). Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine such average monthly costs each year and to publish such amounts in the Federal Register.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 4, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 5, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 3, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 26, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 28, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1280: Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1280/
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"H.R. 1280: Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1280/.
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