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HR 1988 113th Congress House

Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents.

Introduced: June 5, 2013 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Family relationshipsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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May 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 24, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2013 - Allows former members of the Armed Forces who have any period of service between September 11, 2001, and September 30, 2011, including at least 90 days of such service after September 10, 2001, to transfer to their dependents any remaining entitlement to educational assistance under the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program.

Allows such a transfer, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2015, in the case of an individual entitled to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance who completed any period of service and was discharged or released under honorable conditions before September 30, 2011.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Jul 18, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Jun 5, 2013
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · May 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1988: Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1988/
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"H.R. 1988: Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1988/.
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