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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1