HR 3554
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
National Guard and reserves
Transportation safety and security
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
National Guard Education Equality Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 11, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
National Guard Education Equality Act - Includes as qualifying service for veterans educational assistance purposes (Post-9/11 Educational Assistance): (1) certain active duty service in the reserve components (including service such as part of an airport security mission or counterdrug activity); and (2) discharge from active duty service in the reserve components because of a service connected disability.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
37
Hare, Phil
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Sestak, Joe
D
Welch, Peter
D
Tonko, Paul
Schauer, Mark
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
D
Cohen, Steve
Kosmas, Suzanne
D
Murphy, Christopher
Hodes, Paul
D
McGovern, James P.
McMahon, Michael
Arcuri, Michael
Bright, Bobby
D
Larsen, Rick
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Schiff, Adam B.
Kagen, Steve
Childers, Travis
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
Kaptur, Marcy
D
Smith, Adam
Adler, John
Nye, Glenn
Carney, Christopher
D
Courtney, Joe
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
Driehaus, Steve
Ellsworth, Brad
Giffords, Gabrielle
Hall, John
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Markey, Betsy
Minnick, Walter
Murphy, Scott
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3554: National Guard Education Equality Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3554/
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