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S 257 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Higher education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced: February 7, 2013 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 12, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Feb 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary, to disapprove courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that do not charge tuition and fees for veterans at the same rate that is charged for in-state residents, regardless of the veteran's state of residence.

What's happening now June 12, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 357 Identical bill GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 7, 2014
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 257: GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-257/
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