Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 1, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007 - Exempts members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve on active duty between November 16, 2001, and the termination date of Executive Order 13235 from the mandatory payroll deductions ($100 for the first 12 months of active duty pay) under the veterans' basic educational assistance program. Provides for reimbursement of payroll deductions taken prior to the enactment of this Act. Allows such members to withdraw an election not to receive basic educational assistance.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2007 to Oct 19, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Oct 19, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-56 | UPDATING THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL145 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Oct 18, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-379 | HEARING ON DOD/VA COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION ON THE EDUCATION NEEDS OF RETURNING SERVICEMEMBERS102 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 31, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Education
- Executive orders
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Iraq compilation
- Military pay
- Military personnel
- National Guard
- Payroll deductions
- September 11, 2001
- Terrorism
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
