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HR 4361 109th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Agricultural education Agriculture and Food Apprenticeship Correspondence schools and courses Disabled Education Educational tests Elementary and secondary education Families Higher education Labor and Employment Military personnel Rehabilitation of the disabled Special education Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits Veterans' education

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans.

Introduced: November 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Nov 30, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Nov 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises basic educational assistance for veterans' survivors and dependents to: (1) eliminate the present 45 month cap on benefit payments and set an aggregate limit of $80,000; (2) extend from a dependent's 26th to 30th birthday the delimiting age for the use of such assistance; (3) increase the amount of such assistance for survivors and dependents pursuing certain types of education; and (4) authorize the provision of tutorial assistance to such individuals without charge to their educational assistance entitlement.

What's happening now November 30, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
SOUDER, MARK
· Feb 15, 2006
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 31, 2006
TAYLOR, GENE
· Nov 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4361: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4361/
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