H.R. 3600 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014
GI Education Benefit Fairness Act
H.R. 3600 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) was introduced on Nov 21, 2013, sponsored by Bill Foster with 73 co-sponsors.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Nov 21, 2013
- Co-sponsors
- 73
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
What it does
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 le…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Bill Foster (D-IL). Co-sponsors: 60 Democrats, 13 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedNov 21, 2013
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (Dec 11, 2013)
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- H.R. 1412: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013
- H.R. 3210: Pay Our Military Act
- H.J.Res. 91: Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
- H.R. 3302: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, Florida, as the "C.W. Bill…
- S. 893: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013
- H.R. 1402: VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013
- S. 1471: Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act
- H.R. 3304: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
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