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HR 4279 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

To amend titles 38 and 10, United States Code, to authorize accelerated payments of educational assistance to certain veterans and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

Introduced: February 2, 2010 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 12, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 11, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Dec 10, 2009
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.
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Dec 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends federal provisions concerning the provision of educational assistance for veterans and members of the reserves to allow an individual eligible for such assistance to be paid on an accelerated basis if: (1) the individual is enrolled in an approved program of education; (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) or of the military department concerned (in case of a reserve member) has not paid the established charges to the institution of higher learning within seven days after the academic quarter, semester, or term begins; and (3) failure to pay the established charges is through no fault of the individual. Requires: (1) the institution to certify the amount of established charges; (2) payment of the accelerated amount within 14 days after receipt of such certification; and (3) individuals to be charged against their educational assistance entitlement for any accelerated payments received.

What's happening now January 12, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2010
Murphy, Scott
· Feb 2, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4279: To amend titles 38 and 10, United States Code, to authorize accelerated payments of educational assistance to certain veterans and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4279/
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"H.R. 4279: To amend titles 38 and 10, United States Code, to authorize accelerated payments of educational assistance to certain veterans and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4279/.
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H.R. 4279, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4279/.
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