3.0.0 1019 2023-01-13T04:47:45Z 2023-01-13T04:47:45Z Senate S S 2005-05-12 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-05-12T21:27:52Z Welcome Home G.I. Bill Act of 2005 109 1982 HR 2005-06-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2005-05-12 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-05-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5108-5109) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Disabled Education Health Higher education Home ownership Housing and Community Development Housing finance Housing subsidies Income tax Iraq compilation Medical screening Medical tests Medically uninsured Military medicine Military operations Peacekeeping forces Physical examinations Post-traumatic stress disorder Scholarships Student loan funds Tax exclusion Taxation Veterans' benefits Veterans' education Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-08T14:20:28Z Welcome Home G.I. Bill Act of 2005 - Increases and extends the duration of basic educational assistance for individuals who serve at least six consecutive months (with exceptions from the six consecutive months requirement due to medical, hardship, or involuntary separation ) on active duty outside the United States as part of a combat or contingency operation (including a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation) beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending five years after enactment of this Act.

Permits assistance use for student loan repayment. Provides for refund of educational contributions made under the Montgomery G.I. Bill program.

Increases and extends the duration of educational assistance for reserve component members called or ordered to active service in response to a war or national emergency who perform active duty service for 180 consecutive days before the five-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Permits assistance use for student loan repayment.

Provides $5,000 for a residential purchase downpayment for a veteran who: (1) performs active duty service outside the United States as part of a combat or contingency operation (including a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation) for at least six consecutive months (or a lesser time period for an individual with a service-connected disability) after September 11, 2001; and (2) has not previously obtained a veterans' guaranteed or insured housing loan. Makes such benefit available for five years from the date eligible service is completed.

Amends the the Internal Revenue Code to exclude such housing benefit from gross income.

Provides transitional health care benefits during the five-year period after separation from active duty for an individual who is not covered under an employer-provided or a spouse's employer-provided group health plan who: (1) serves in the active military, naval, or air service; (2) after September 11, 2001, is deployed outside the United States as part of a combat or contingency operation (including a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation) for at least six consecutive months (or a lesser time period for an individual with a service-connected disability); and (3) is discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.

Revises predeployment and postdeployment medical exam provisions.

]]> Welcome Home G.I. Bill Act of 2005 Display Title Welcome Home G.I. Bill Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to increase benefits for members of the Armed Forces who, after September 11, 2001, serve on active duty outside the United States or its territories or possessions as part of a contingency operation (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, or similar operation) or a combat operation. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Welcome Home G.I. Bill Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-12T04:00:00Z 2005-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.