3.0.0 882 2023-01-11T13:36:58Z 2023-01-11T13:36:58Z Senate S 2017-04-06 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2017-06-15T14:00:24Z Referred to 2017-04-06T20:43:42Z To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart. 115 1379 HR 2017-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS 2017-06-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215. Committee 2017-04-06 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-04-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2017-04-06 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-04-06 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-04-06 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2017-04-24 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-06-05 False Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Higher education Public-private cooperation Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in Senate 2017-11-06T19:00:28Z This bill entitles members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart for service occurring on or after September 11, 2001, to educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.

Such individuals are also eligible to participate in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program.

]]> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s882is/xml/BILLS-115s882is.xml 2017-06-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215. 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.