HR 5229 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act of 2008

Introduced Feb 6, 2008 Originated House Sponsor Roscoe G. Bartlett R-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 29, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2008
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act of 2008 - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to permit any member of the Armed Forces (currently, only members with critical military skills) entitled to basic educational assistance to elect to transfer a portion of such assistance to one or more dependents. Removes the 18-month limitation on the number of months of entitlement authorized to be transferred.

Provides similar eligibility for the transfer of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve who have completed at least six years of service and enter into an agreement to remain a member of such Reserve for at least four more years.

Cosponsors 58

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2008 to Jul 17, 2008, with 43 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-INBaron P. HillOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-TNBart GordonOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 6, 2008
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalFeb 6, 2008
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalFeb 6, 2008
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 6, 2008
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 29, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Feb 8, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  3. Feb 6, 2008Introduced in House
  4. Feb 6, 2008Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2575Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act of 2008Identical billJan 30, 2008

Subjects

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