HR 320 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2001

Introduced Jan 31, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Lane Evans D-IL

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Latest action · Mar 20, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2001 - Amends Federal basic educational assistance provisions (the Montgomery GI Bill) to authorize enhanced educational assistance to a member of the armed forces who, after September 30, 2001: (1) first enters on active duty; (2) reenlists or continues to serve on active duty; (3) serves a continuous period of active duty of four years; or (4) serves and is discharged or released for a service-connected disability, at the convenience of the Government (after serving at least 42 months of such duty), or due to a reduction in force. Limits to 36 months the period for such enhanced assistance. Requires the payment of educational expenses under such program. Provides: (1) a monthly stipend for approved programs of education; and (2) tutorial assistance.

Increases the monthly rates of basic educational assistance.

Repeals, with respect to such assistance: (1) a required monthly reduction in pay for individuals who do not elect to participate in such assistance program; (2) a provision authorizing individuals to elect not to receive such assistance; (3) the requirement that participants complete the requirements of a high school diploma or equivalency certificate prior to the end of their initial obligated period of service in order to be eligible to receive such assistance; and (4) provisions limiting an individual's opportunity to withdraw an election not to enroll in such assistance program.

Authorizes an individual entitled to basic educational assistance to receive an accelerated payment of such allowance, beginning on March 1, 2002, under certain conditions.

Authorizes the use of basic educational assistance for training for technological occupations offered by entities other than educational institutions.

Cosponsors 150

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2001 to Jun 25, 2002; 102 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TNBart GordonOriginalJan 31, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TNBob ClementOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-FLCarrie P. MeekOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXCharles W. StenholmOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ORDavid WuOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalJan 31, 2001
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-PAFrank MascaraOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CAGary A. ConditOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MOIke SkeltonOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MIJames A. BarciaOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CTJames H. MaloneyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MAJohn Joseph MoakleyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-KYKen LucasOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CALois CappsOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkOriginalJan 31, 2001
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MORichard A. GephardtOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-PARobert A. BorskiOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-GURobert A. UnderwoodOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-MSRonnie ShowsOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-CASam FarrOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJan 31, 2001
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-PATim HoldenOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-OHTom SawyerOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-PAWilliam J. CoyneOriginalJan 31, 2001
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalJan 31, 2001
R-NYAmo HoughtonFeb 6, 2001
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 6, 2001
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezFeb 6, 2001
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 6, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartFeb 6, 2001
D-NCMike McIntyreFeb 6, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiFeb 6, 2001
D-NYNita M. LoweyFeb 6, 2001
D-VARick BoucherFeb 6, 2001
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettFeb 6, 2001
D-MISander M. LevinFeb 6, 2001
D-MDSteny H. HoyerFeb 6, 2001
D-METhomas H. AllenFeb 6, 2001
D-CATom LantosFeb 6, 2001
D-CAZoe LofgrenFeb 6, 2001
D-NYCharles B. RangelFeb 8, 2001
D-AZEd PastorFeb 8, 2001
D-NYEliot L. EngelFeb 8, 2001
D-ARMike RossFeb 8, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioFeb 8, 2001
D-MARichard E. NealFeb 8, 2001
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonFeb 8, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanFeb 12, 2001
R-PAPhil EnglishFeb 12, 2001
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayFeb 13, 2001
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 1, 2001
D-MIBart StupakMar 1, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickMar 1, 2001
R-NCCharles H. TaylorMar 1, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyMar 1, 2001
R-CADana RohrabacherMar 1, 2001
D-OHJames A. Traficant Jr.Mar 1, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMar 1, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMar 1, 2001
D-MILynn N. RiversMar 1, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensMar 1, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIMar 1, 2001
D-FLJim DavisMar 5, 2001
D-WVAlan B. MollohanMar 6, 2001
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMar 13, 2001
R-WIMark GreenMar 14, 2001
D-CAHilda L. SolisMar 19, 2001
R-FLMark FoleyApr 3, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 3, 2001
D-NJSteven R. RothmanJun 6, 2001
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloSep 25, 2001
D-ILDavid D. PhelpsApr 11, 2002
R-PAGeorge W. GekasJun 25, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 31, 2001
Benefits Subcommittee
Referred Mar 20, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
  2. Jan 31, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Jan 31, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E85-86)
  4. Jan 31, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E107John D. Dingell D-MIFeb 6, 2001
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E85Lane Evans D-ILJan 31, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 107-489PENDING BENEFITS LEGISLATION90 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJun 28, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program, by increasing the amount of basic educational assistance, by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program, by authorizing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make accelerated payments of basic educational assistance, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2001

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2001Introduced in House

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