US HB3600 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 60-13-1)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
GI Education Benefit Fairness Act - Expands the definition of "children," for purposes of provisions allowing members or former members of the uniformed services who served on active duty for specified periods beginning on or after September 11, 2001, to transfer their entitlement to educational assistance, to mean an unmarried person who: (1) is placed in the legal custody of a member or former member by court order for at least 12 consecutive months, (2) has not attained the age of 21, (3) has not attained the age of 23 and is enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher learning, (4) is incapable of self support due to a mental or physical incapacity that occurred while such person was a dependent of the member or former member, (5) is dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of his or her support, (6) resides with the member or former member unless separated due to military service or institutionalization for a disability or incapacitation, and (7) is not a dependent of a member or former member under any other provision defining dependent.
Title
GI Education Benefit Fairness Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-12-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
2013-11-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2014 (Related) 2014-02-12 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S943)
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/113th-congress/house-bill/3600/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3600/BILLS-113hr3600ih.pdf |