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HR 502 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 25, 2023 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.
Mar 16, 2023
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 8, 2023
Received in the Senate.
Mar 7, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1124)
Mar 7, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 502.
Mar 7, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1124-1125)
Mar 7, 2023
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 7, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 7, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1124)
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill modifies the process for repaying service members and veterans who paid to keep benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, but later chose to utilize Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue the repayments with the last monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. This requirement has limited the repayments to individuals who are receiving stipends. Under the bill, the VA must make such a repayment before the exhaustion of the individual's entitlement to education assistance.

What's happening now March 21, 2023

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Van Orden, Derrick
Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 502: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-502/
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"H.R. 502: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-502/.
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H.R. 502, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-502/.
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[H.R. 502: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-502/)
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