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HR 5901 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Education is Timeless Act of 2021

Introduced: November 5, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Nov 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Education is Timeless Act of 2021

This bill eliminates the time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill eliminates such delimiting dates under the Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty), Post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance Program, Post-9/11 GI Bill, Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, and Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program.

What's happening now November 5, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Dec 14, 2021
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Nov 16, 2021
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Nov 5, 2021
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Nov 5, 2021
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Nov 5, 2021
Posey, Bill
· Nov 5, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5901: Veterans Education is Timeless Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5901/
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"H.R. 5901: Veterans Education is Timeless Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5901/.
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H.R. 5901, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5901/.
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