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HR 269 109th Congress House

Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.

Introduced: January 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security EducationHigher educationLabor and EmploymentMilitary discharges
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 27, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 6, 2005
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.
Jan 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2005 - 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 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2091 Related bill Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 28, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Jul 25, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 19, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 12, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Mar 9, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 269: Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-269/
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"H.R. 269: Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-269/.
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H.R. 269, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-269/.
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