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HR 2204 98th Congress House

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for GI Bill educational benefits for certain veterans of the Vietnam era.

Introduced: September 27, 1983 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' educationVietnamese Conflict
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Mar 21, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 21, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the veterans' educational assistance program to extend the delimiting period for use of educational benefits by Vietnam veterans from ten to 20 years, through December 31, 1995, at the latest.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 27, 1983
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Sep 27, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 25, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 19, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2204: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for GI Bill educational benefits for certain veterans of the Vietnam era.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2204/
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"H.R. 2204: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for GI Bill educational benefits for certain veterans of the Vietnam era.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2204/.
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H.R. 2204, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2204/.
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[H.R. 2204: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for GI Bill educational benefits for certain veterans of the Vietnam era.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2204/)
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