US SB791 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1850)
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1850)
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
GI Education Benefits Fairness Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] |
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1850) |
Same As/Similar To
HB1718 (Related) 2019-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Family relationships
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Family relationships
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/791/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s791/BILLS-116s791is.pdf |