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HR 772 109th Congress House

Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who ag… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5608)
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 10, 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.
Feb 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5608)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2005 - Makes eligible for basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill a member of the Selected Reserve who (among other qualifications), during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2006, serves on active duty in the Armed Forces for one or more periods aggregating not less than two years. Entitles such individuals to one month of educational assistance for each month served on active duty. Makes the amount of such assistance equivalent to that provided for active-duty personnel who have served a minimum of two years of active duty. Requires the basic pay of qualifying members to be reduced by $100 for each of first 12 months of such active duty service.

Requires the Secretaries of the military departments concerned to inform eligible Selected Reserve personnel of such entitlement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 19 Republican 3 Independent 1
R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Nov 15, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 28, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 16, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 9, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Nov 3, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 3, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Oct 26, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 27, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 27, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 19, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Jul 19, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 12, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Jun 30, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Jun 30, 2005
TANNER, JOHN
· Jun 30, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 30, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 23, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Jun 23, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Jun 17, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 17, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Jun 15, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Apr 19, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 19, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 19, 2005
Davis, Lincoln
· Apr 8, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Mar 16, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 9, 2005
Salazar, John
· Mar 9, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 1, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Mar 1, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Mar 1, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Mar 1, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 15, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Feb 15, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 15, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Feb 15, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 15, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 15, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 772: Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-772/
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"H.R. 772: Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-772/.
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