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HR 1211 110th Congress House

Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2007

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 two years of active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 27, 2007
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 27, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2007 - 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, 2008, 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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 10, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2007
Boyda, Nancy
· Mar 9, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 9, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 27, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Feb 27, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 27, 2007
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2007
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 27, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1211: Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1211/
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"H.R. 1211: Resuming Education After Defense Service Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1211/.
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