Col. James Floyd Turner IV U.S.M.C. GI Bill Transfer Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 4, 2021 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedSep 3, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Col. James Floyd Turner IV U.S.M.C. GI Bill Transfer Act of 2021
This bill provides procedures for the transfer of a Post-GI Bill educational assistance entitlement in situations where an eligible individual dies after the approval of the transfer but before the entire entitlement is transferred. Specifically, the remaining entitlement must be transferred evenly between the designated transferees.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 3, 2021 to Oct 7, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Sep 3, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Oct 7, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 3, 2021Markup Nov 4, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 4, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 3, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 3, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 30, 2021H.R. 5151, Col. James Floyd Turner IV U.S.M.C. GI Bill Transfer Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on November 4, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 153, September 3, 2021, page H4506.
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 provide for the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs when an eligible individual dies after approval of transfer and before transferring all of the individual's entitlement, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Col. James Floyd Turner IV U.S.M.C. GI Bill Transfer Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 3, 2021Introduced in House
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.
