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HR 4140 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Restore the Promise GI Bill

Introduced: March 5, 2012 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 12, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mar 5, 2012
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.
Mar 5, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restore the Promise GI Bill - Provides that, if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of such individual's entitlement (ten years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a quarter or semester of enrollment, that period shall be extended to the end of that quarter or semester. Allows such an extension until the earlier of the end of the course or 12 weeks, in the case of an educational institution not regularly operated on a quarter or semester basis.

What's happening now March 21, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4140: Restore the Promise GI Bill. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4140/
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"H.R. 4140: Restore the Promise GI Bill." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4140/.
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H.R. 4140, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4140/.
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