GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2014
Latest action · Feb 12, 2014 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S943)
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 11, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2014 - Expands the definition of "children," for purposes of provisions allowing members or former members of the uniformed services who served on active duty for specified periods beginning on or after September 11, 2001, to transfer their entitlement to educational assistance, to mean an unmarried person who: (1) is placed in the legal custody of a member or former member by court order for at least 12 consecutive months, (2) has not attained the age of 21, (3) has not attained the age of 23 and is enrolled in a full-time course of study at an institution of higher learning, (4) is incapable of self support due to a mental or physical incapacity that occurred while such person was a dependent of the member or former member, (5) is dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of his or her support, (6) resides with the member or former member unless separated due to military service or institutionalization for a disability or incapacitation, and (7) is not a dependent of a member or former member under any other provision defining dependent.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S943)
- Feb 11, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Feb 11, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S892)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3600 | GI Education Benefit Fairness Act | Related bill | Dec 11, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2014Introduced in Senate
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