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HR 3600 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Family relationships Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

GI Education Benefit Fairness Act

Introduced: March 24, 2014 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Nov 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

GI Education Benefit Fairness Act - Expands the definition of "children," for purposes of provisions allowing members or former members of the uniformed services who served on active duty for specified periods beginning on or after September 11, 2001, to transfer their entitlement to educational assistance, to mean an unmarried person who: (1) is placed in the legal custody of a member or former member by court order for at least 12 consecutive months, (2) has not attained the age of 21, (3) has not attained the age of 23 and is enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher learning, (4) is incapable of self support due to a mental or physical incapacity that occurred while such person was a dependent of the member or former member, (5) is dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of his or her support, (6) resides with the member or former member unless separated due to military service or institutionalization for a disability or incapacitation, and (7) is not a dependent of a member or former member under any other provision defining dependent.

What's happening now December 11, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 47
Heck, Denny
· Dec 1, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· May 1, 2014
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 28, 2014
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 7, 2014
D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 7, 2014
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 2, 2014
D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 2, 2014
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 2, 2014
Schock, Aaron
· Mar 27, 2014
R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 24, 2014
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 24, 2014
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Mar 24, 2014
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 24, 2014
Loebsack, David
· Mar 24, 2014
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Mar 24, 2014
Stivers, Steve
· Mar 24, 2014
R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 13, 2014
Edwards, Donna
· Mar 13, 2014
Marino, Tom
· Mar 13, 2014
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 11, 2014
R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Mar 11, 2014
R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2014
Roe, David
· Mar 6, 2014
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 5, 2014
LOWEY, NITA
· Mar 5, 2014
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 28, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 28, 2014
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 21, 2014
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 21, 2014
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Feb 21, 2014
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 21, 2014
D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 4, 2014
HOLT, RUSH
· Feb 4, 2014
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2014
BROWN, CORRINE
· Jan 31, 2014
Miller, Candice
· Jan 31, 2014
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jan 31, 2014
D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 31, 2014
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jan 21, 2014
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 21, 2014
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 21, 2014
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jan 14, 2014
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Jan 7, 2014
JONES, WALTER
· Jan 7, 2014
Michaud, Michael
· Jan 7, 2014
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 7, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3600: GI Education Benefit Fairness Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3600/
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