HR 3195 109th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Collection of accounts Education Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Labor and Employment Military pay Military pensions Veterans' benefits Veterans' education

Montgomery GI Bill Second Chance Act of 2005

Introduced: July 27, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 26, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Jul 25, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Jun 30, 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.

Jun 30, 2005

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Montgomery GI Bill Second Chance Act of 2005 - Authorizes certain members of the Armed Forces to make an irrevocable election during October of any year beginning in 2005 to become entitled to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.

Requires a reduction in basic pay of those members electing such educational assistance or, if the member is discharged or released from active duty prior to such reduction, the collection of specified amounts from the member or an equivalent reduction in retired or retainer pay.

States that members who are enrolled in the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program shall be disenrolled from that program upon electing the educational assistance described in this Act.

Requires the Secretary concerned, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, to provide notice of the opportunity created by this Act to elect educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.

What's happening now July 26, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Military Personnel Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Armed Services Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 23

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jul 28, 2006

Missouri · Jul 25, 2006

Waters, Maxine

California · Jul 25, 2006

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2006

Smith, Adam

Washington · Dec 17, 2005

New Jersey · Nov 15, 2005

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Nov 10, 2005

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Nov 9, 2005

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Nov 9, 2005

Green, Al

Texas · Sep 6, 2005

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jul 29, 2005

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jul 27, 2005

Massachusetts · Jun 30, 2005

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jun 30, 2005

TANNER, JOHN

· Jun 30, 2005

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