3.0.0 2385 2023-01-11T16:03:25Z 2023-01-11T16:03:25Z House H HR 2007-05-17 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-20T15:55:07Z Referred to 2007-05-17T14:01:05Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-29T14:39:05Z Referred to 2007-05-17T14:01:00Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-05-17T14:01:10Z 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007 110 1409 S 2007-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2007-06-20 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2007-05-29 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2007-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2007-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2007-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001168 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] Patrick Murphy D PA J. 8 N M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2007-06-07 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2007-06-12 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2007-07-30 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2007-10-29 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2007-11-01 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2007-11-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves College costs Commerce Compensatory education Counseling Data banks Disabled Education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Higher education Housing and Community Development Housing subsidies Iraq compilation Law Licenses Military personnel National Guard Science, Technology, Communications Small business Social Welfare Veterans' benefits Veterans' education Veterans' loans Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-05-17 Introduced in House 2007-08-06T17:06:42Z 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007 - Entitles to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill certain members of the Armed Forces or reserves who, after September 11, 2001: (1) are deployed overseas; or (2) serve for an aggregate of at least two years or, before such period, are discharged due to a service-connected disability, hardship, or certain medical conditions. Entitles such individuals to 36 months of educational assistance. Authorizes: (1) specialized training and certification programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities; and (2) payments for tutorial assistance and licensure and certification tests. Requires (with exceptions) the use of such assistance within ten years after the individual's last discharge or release from active duty.

Requires individuals eligible under both the above program and the regular Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to elect one program for participation.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the maximum guaranty amount under the veterans' home loan program with respect to residences of a particular size in an area for which the median price for such size exceeds the normal guaranty maximum.

Repeals the home loan guaranty fees charged to veterans.

Amends the Small Business Act relating to the microloan program to authorize small business loans to veterans in amounts up to $100,000 at an interest rate of no more than 2.5%.

]]> 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007 Display Title 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced 21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2385ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2385ih.xml 2007-06-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.