S 791
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Family relationships
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
GI Education Benefits Fairness Act of 2019
Introduced: March 13, 2019
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1850)
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
GI Education Benefits Fairness Act of 2019
This bill expands eligibility for receipt of GI education benefits as a dependent under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Specifically, the bill includes certain unmarried persons as dependents who can receive a transferred entitlement to educational assistance.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1850)
Committees of jurisdiction
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