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H.R. 2174 · 108th Congress

Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

CRD RodriguezSponsor
7 cosponsors · 6 D, 1 R
MFD Frost DKD Kucinich MOD Owens HWR Wilson RGD Grijalva JMD McGovern SRD Reyes

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003 - Authorizes an individual, during the year following enactment of this Act, to make an irrevocable election for entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill if such individual: (1) first became a member of the armed forces or entered active duty before, on, or after July 1,…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 20, 2003
Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003 - Authorizes an individual, during the year following enactment of this Act, to make an irrevocable election for entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill if such individual: (1) first became a member of the armed forces or entered active duty before, on, or after July 1, 1985; (2) has served on active duty without a break in service and continues to serve for some or all of the year before enactment of this Act; (3) has completed requirements of a secondary school diploma or the equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program leading to a standard college degree; and (4) is discharged or released from active duty honorably.

Requires such individual's basic pay to be reduced, over an 18-month period, until the total reduction is $2,700, as a contribution toward such educational assistance.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Educational Access for America's Soldiers Act of 2003

Latest action (Jul 18, 2003): Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: May 20, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.