H.R.5740 - Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 as introduced.

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07/12/10
H.R.5740: To provide for the mandatory recall of adulterated or ...

[H.R. 5740 - 110th Congress -- See also: Rep. Mitchell: New GI Bill to aid more vets July 2, 2008]. Check the Facts: Almost half of all undergraduates receive federal student aid. [Source: National Center for Education] ... Source: Arizona Political News .

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12/13/08
Sens. Webb & Warner Among Those Supporting New G.I. Bill « Fred2Blue

Rally on Capitol Hill for “Post-9/11 Veterans Assistance Act” (S.22/ H.R. 5740). Washington, DC- More than two hundred veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from across the country converged on Capitol Hill Tuesday to join ...

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11/27/08
Webb GI Bill Passed by Senate "Any info on how this is bette ...

... for a bit tho to make some decent money). the latest iteration of the bill (hr 5740/s 22) is doing well, passing both houses. it WILL be vetoed by the president but, both houses have the 2/3rd's majority need to override the veto! ...

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11/06/08
The Online Office of Congressman John Lewis - November 7, 2008 ...

The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) graded members of the 110th Congress on thirteen key votes and co-sponsorship of H.R. 5740, the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill. “There is no one,” said Rep. John Lewis, “who has paid a higher ...

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10/29/08
Sonoran Alliance » Harry, You’ve Got to Stop Using Veterans

H.R. 5740. If you can’t mention that bill or are ignorant of it, then you shouldn’t be commenting on Rep. Mitchell’s record with military families. But you do get points for bluster. Tucosn Vice Says: October 30th, 2008 at 7:00 pm ...

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10/29/08
Comment on Harry, You’ve Got to Stop Using Veterans by Ken Jacobs

HR 5740. If you can’t mention that bill or are ignorant of it, then you shouldn’t be commenting on Rep. Mitchell’s record with military families. But you do get points for bluster.

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10/18/08
Foxx Recognizes the Organizers of the Iredell County 4th of July ...

H.R.5740. Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. ...

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10/15/08
Iowa Politics

H.R. 5740 - The Post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act. (Latham is an original cosponsor). This bi-partisan bill completely overhauls and nearly doubles G.I. Bill education benefits for veterans. The bill closely resembles the ...

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10/14/08
Democratic US House members from Kansas, Moore and Boyda, spent ...

letters - HR 5515 Employee verification act, HR 5740 Vet Education Asst. Act, HR 6633 E Verify Congressional Update - 8 x 9 full color open up mailer 9 robocalls - did four on just one meeting: notice, invitation, intro to issue and him ...

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09/07/08
Campaign Silo » Breaking: John Edwards Voted For Obama (Or Didn’t He?)

The 21st Century GI Bill (S.22/H.R.5740) was introduced in Congress by some of the Senate’s combat veterans, including Senators Webb and Chuck Hagel. This bill has bipartisan support of 57 Senators and 278 Representatives (including the ...

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08/18/08
The New GI Bill - Early Retirement Forums

Brown-Waite’s H.R. 5740. This WWII style GI bill will renew the social contract with our men and women in uniform and their families. This new GI Bill will not only fully fund the cost of an education, it will also allow servicemembers ...

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08/01/08
veterans house legislation as of 30 july 08

veteran house legislation 30 july 08. of the 6650 house bills introduced in the 110th congress to date, following are those of interest to the non-active duty veteran community. by clicking on the bill number you can access the actual ...

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07/26/08
congressman patrick mchenry's liberal democrat opponent supports ...

hr 5740 - hr 5825. last, but not least from this disgusting press release by johnson... not just a distortion of the facts by johnson--but an outright lie: congressman mchenry, who sits on the financial services committee, ...

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07/08/08
McCAIN LIES AGAIN

... the president for his strong support of our military, and the entire VFW membership for their untiring effort to get their congressional delegations to cosponsor S. 22 or its companion bill in the House, HR 5740.” ...

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07/07/08
President Signs New GI Bill Into Law

22 or its companion bill in the House, HR 5740." The new 21st Century GI Bill will pay the highest in-state public tuition rate, and provide for books, fees, and a living stipend. It eliminates the $1200 enrollment fee, ...

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07/05/08
congressman vern buchanan (fl-13) votes to expand education ...

buchanan is an original cosponsor of the “post-9/11 veterans educational assistance act” (hr 5740) to provide us service men and women who have served in active duty since september 11, 2001 with additional education benefits similar to ...

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06/30/08
gi bill hypocrisy

the decider was referring to the gi bill for the 21st century (s. 22/hr 5740), introduced by vietnam combat veterans jim webb (d-va) and chuck hagel (r-ne). it was co-sponsored by many in congress, including rep. ...

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06/29/08
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) :: News

... this bill passed, the president for his strong support of our military, and the entire VFW membership for their untiring effort to get their congressional delegations to cosponsor S. 22 or its companion bill in the House, H.R. 5740. ...

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06/29/08
president signs new gi bill into law

... the president for his strong support of our military, and the entire vfw membership for their untiring effort to get their congressional delegations to cosponsor s. 22 or its companion bill in the house, hr 5740. ...

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06/29/08
President Signs New GI Bill Into Law

22 or its companion bill in the House, HR 5740.” The new 21st Century GI Bill will pay the highest in-state public tuition rate, and provide for books, fees, and a living stipend. It eliminates the $1200 enrollment fee, ...

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06/29/08
President Signs New GI Bill Into Law

22 or its companion bill in the House, HR 5740.” The new 21st Century GI Bill will pay the highest in-state public tuition rate, and provide for books, fees, and a living stipend. It eliminates the $1200 enrollment fee, ...

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06/29/08
President Signs New GI Bill Into Law

22 or its companion bill in the House, HR 5740.” The new 21st Century GI Bill will pay the highest in-state public tuition rate, and provide for books, fees, and a living stipend. It eliminates the $1200 enrollment fee, ...

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06/29/08
President Signs New GI Bill Into Law

22 or its companion bill in the House, HR 5740.” The new 21st Century GI Bill will pay the highest in-state public tuition rate, and provide for books, fees, and a living stipend. It eliminates the $1200 enrollment fee, ...

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06/28/08
tiahrt takes credit for bill he opposed

as a co-sponsor of hr 5740, a bipartisan bill that provided the base concepts for the expanded educational coverage, i am very pleased these benefits were included in the gi bill expansion. and unlike previous versions of the provision, ...

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06/25/08
vfw says 'thank you!' for new gi bill congress delivers for ...

s. 22's companion bill in the house, hr 5740, was introduced by harry mitchell (d-az) and ginny brown-waite (r-fl), and it garnered 302 bipartisan cosponsors, to include korean war veteran charles rangel (d-ny) and sam johnson (r-tx), ...

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06/24/08
vfw says 'thank you!' for new gi bill

s. 22's companion bill in the house, hr 5740, was introduced by harry mitchell (d-az) and ginny brown-waite (r-fl), and it garnered 302 bipartisan cosponsors, to include korean war veteran charles rangel (d-ny) and sam johnson (r-tx), ...

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06/24/08
vfw says 'thank you!' for new gi bill

s. 22's companion bill in the house, hr 5740, was introduced by harry mitchell (d-az) and ginny brown-waite (r-fl), and it garnered 302 bipartisan cosponsors, to include korean war veteran charles rangel (d-ny) and sam johnson (r-tx), ...

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06/24/08
VFW Says 'Thank You!' for New GI Bill

22's companion bill in the House, HR 5740, was introduced by Harry Mitchell (D-AZ) and Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), and it garnered 302 bipartisan cosponsors, to include Korean War veteran Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Sam Johnson (R-TX), ...

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06/24/08
VFW Says 'Thank You!' for New GI Bill

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2008 - The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US is saluting Congress for the overwhelming passage of a new GI Bill for the 21st Century. The bill, S. 22, the "Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act," was ...

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06/24/08
VFW Says 'Thank You!' for New GI Bill

22's companion bill in the House, HR 5740, was introduced by Harry Mitchell (D-AZ) and Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), and it garnered 302 bipartisan cosponsors, to include Korean War veteran Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Sam Johnson (R-TX), ...

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