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HR 5034 110th Congress House

Veterans Education Benefits Extension Act of 2008

Official title: To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to extend the time periods of for the use of educational assistance benefits to which certain veterans and membe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to extend the time periods of for the use of educational assistance benefits to which certain veterans and members of the reserve components are entitled under such titles.

Introduced: January 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 18, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 17, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Jan 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 1, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Education Benefits Extension Act of 2008 - Eliminates the ten-year time limit for use of entitlement to education assistance under the Montgomery GI bill.

Prohibits, however, any increase in the rate of benefit payments after the end of the ten-year period following the last discharge or release from active duty of an individual entitled to educational assistance. Prohibits, furthermore, any transfer of an individual's entitlement to a dependent after the end of such ten-year period.

Extends the time periods for the use of educational assistance benefits to which members of the selected reserve and members of the reserve component supporting contingency operations are entitled.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5034: Veterans Education Benefits Extension Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5034/
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"H.R. 5034: Veterans Education Benefits Extension Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5034/.
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H.R. 5034, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5034/.
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