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HRES 721 108th Congress House Education Armed Forces and National Security Elementary and secondary education Government Operations and Politics Secondary education State laws Veterans' benefits Veterans' education

Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war.

Introduced: July 15, 2004 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Sep 7, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jul 15, 2004
Introduced in House
Jul 15, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages each State to establish a program, similar to Operation Recognition, to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war but never received a diploma.

What's happening now September 7, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 721: Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-721/
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"H. Res. 721: Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-721/.
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H. Res. 721, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-721/.
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[H. Res. 721: Encouraging States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left high school before receiving diplomas in order to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-721/)
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