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HR 4711 108th Congress House

Fairness in Veterans Education Act of 2004

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill.

Introduced: July 7, 2004 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security EducationHigher educationMilitary payVeterans' benefitsVeterans' education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 14, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jun 24, 2004
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.
Jun 24, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Veterans Education Act of 2004 - Eliminates reductions in basic pay applicable to eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 1
STUPAK, BART
· Sep 14, 2004
BROWN, HENRY
· Sep 8, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 21, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 21, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 21, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Jul 15, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 7, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 7, 2004
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jul 7, 2004
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 24, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4711: Fairness in Veterans Education Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4711/
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"H.R. 4711: Fairness in Veterans Education Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4711/.
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H.R. 4711, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4711/.
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