Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023
Latest action · Mar 23, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023
This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 GI bill benefits and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan program by updating terminology related to certain Black veterans. Specifically, the bill explicitly includes the following individuals as eligible veterans under the programs:
- Black veterans who served on active duty during World War II and can certify they were denied a specific benefit on the basis of race; and
- the living surviving spouses, children, grandchildren, or other direct descendants of such veterans described above who can certify the veteran was denied a specific benefit on the basis of race.
Eligible veterans must apply for educational or home loan benefits within the five-year period after the bill is enacted.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the number of individuals who received VA educational or housing loan benefits due to the amendments made by the bill and the total value of such benefits.
Finally, the VA must appoint a panel of independent experts to develop recommendations regarding additional benefits and assistance for female and minority members of the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 72
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2023 to Dec 18, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 27, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Mar 27, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 29, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 3, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 3, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 3, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Apr 3, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 31, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Nov 3, 2023 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 14, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Feb 14, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Dec 18, 2024 |
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 Feb 28, 2023 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 28, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2023Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 38, February 28, 2023, page H972.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3257 | Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023 | Related bill | Nov 8, 2023 |
| HR 5905 | Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Nov 5, 2021 |
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 extend to Black veterans of World War II, and surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of such veterans, eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government studies and investigations
- Military personnel and dependents
- Minority employment
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Women's employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Introduced 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.
