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HR 4670 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

EARNED Act of 2017

Introduced: December 18, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Dec 18, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Dec 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents Act of 2017 or the EARNED Act of 2017

This bill expands the category of individuals who may transfer Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 educational assistance to a spouse or dependent child to include any service member or veteran who, at the time of approval of a benefits transfer request, has completed at least 20 years of active-duty service, including at least 90 days of post-September 10, 2001, service.

What's happening now December 18, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4670: EARNED Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4670/
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"H.R. 4670: EARNED Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4670/.
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