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HR 2174 108th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Collection of accounts Education Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Labor and Employment Military discharges Military pay Military pensions Military personnel Veterans' benefits Veterans' education

Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003

Introduced: May 20, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jul 18, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Jun 19, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 20, 2003
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.
May 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003 - Authorizes an individual, during the year following enactment of this Act, to make an irrevocable election for entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill if such individual: (1) first became a member of the armed forces or entered active duty before, on, or after July 1, 1985; (2) has served on active duty without a break in service and continues to serve for some or all of the year before enactment of this Act; (3) has completed requirements of a secondary school diploma or the equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program leading to a standard college degree; and (4) is discharged or released from active duty honorably.

Requires such individual's basic pay to be reduced, over an 18-month period, until the total reduction is $2,700, as a contribution toward such educational assistance.

What's happening now July 18, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2174: Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2174/
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"H.R. 2174: Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2174/.
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