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HR 3577 111th Congress House

Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title 38, United State Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlem… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United State Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents.

Introduced: October 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Family relationshipsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2010
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 4, 2010
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 4, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 4, 2010
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Sep 24, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 18, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 2010

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009 - Allows any former member of the Armed Forces who has 20 years of active-duty service as of any date between September 30, 2011, and ending July 31, 2009, including at least 90 days of such service after September 10, 2001, and is honorably discharged to transfer to their dependents any remaining entitlement to educational assistance under the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 1
Hodes, Paul
· Jul 26, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· May 27, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 28, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Feb 25, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Dec 1, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Nov 17, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 27, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 14, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Oct 14, 2009
Hall, John
· Sep 15, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Sep 15, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3577: Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3577/
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"H.R. 3577: Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3577/.
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H.R. 3577, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3577/.
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