<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<bill>
  <bill-type>s</bill-type>
  <blog-article-count type="integer">4</blog-article-count>
  <hot-bill-category-id type="integer" nil="true"></hot-bill-category-id>
  <id type="integer">41486</id>
  <introduced type="integer">1172552400</introduced>
  <is-frontpage-hot type="boolean">false</is-frontpage-hot>
  <last-speech type="integer" nil="true"></last-speech>
  <last-vote-date type="integer" nil="true"></last-vote-date>
  <last-vote-roll type="integer" nil="true"></last-vote-roll>
  <last-vote-where nil="true"></last-vote-where>
  <lastaction type="integer">1172552400</lastaction>
  <news-article-count type="integer" nil="true"></news-article-count>
  <number type="integer">698</number>
  <page-views-count type="integer">197</page-views-count>
  <pl nil="true"></pl>
  <plain-language-summary nil="true"></plain-language-summary>
  <rolls nil="true"></rolls>
  <session type="integer">110</session>
  <sponsor-id type="integer">300038</sponsor-id>
  <summary>	2/27/2007--Introduced.&lt;br/&gt;Veterans' Survivors Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Revises provisions concerning educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to terminate the 45-month limitation on: (1) the use of such assistance for eligible veterans' survivors and dependents; and (2) the use of such assistance for special restorative training. Makes survivors and dependents eligible for educational assistance until their 30th (currently 26th) birthday. Makes the aggregate amount of educational assistance $80,000. (Currently, there are monthly limits for full-time, three quarter-time, or half-time educational pursuit.) Includes within authorized educational pursuits in such amounts: (1) a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training; and (2) a correspondence course. Makes survivors and dependents eligible for tutorial assistance.&lt;br/&gt;</summary>
  <topresident-date type="integer">1172552400</topresident-date>
  <topresident-datetime type="date">2007-02-27</topresident-datetime>
  <updated type="timestamp">Fri Nov 07 13:44:34 -0600 2008</updated>
  <bill-titles type="array">
    <bill-title>
      <as>introduced</as>
      <bill-id type="integer">41486</bill-id>
      <fti-titles>'38':6 'bill':2 'code':9 'educ':14 'titl':5 'unit':7 'amend':4 'state':8 'assist':15 'depend':19 'enhanc':13 'expand':11 'veteran':21 'survivor':17</fti-titles>
      <id type="integer">41704</id>
      <is-default type="boolean" nil="true"></is-default>
      <title>A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans.</title>
      <title-type>official</title-type>
    </bill-title>
    <bill-title>
      <as>introduced</as>
      <bill-id type="integer">41486</bill-id>
      <fti-titles>'act':5 '2007':7 'educ':3 'enhanc':4 'veteran':1 'survivor':2</fti-titles>
      <id type="integer">44519</id>
      <is-default type="boolean" nil="true"></is-default>
      <title>Veterans' Survivors Education Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
      <title-type>short</title-type>
    </bill-title>
  </bill-titles>
  <last-action>
    <action-type>action</action-type>
    <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
    <bill-id type="integer">41486</bill-id>
    <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
    <date type="integer">1172552400</date>
    <datetime type="timestamp">Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 -0600 2007</datetime>
    <how nil="true"></how>
    <id type="integer">105870</id>
    <result nil="true"></result>
    <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
    <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
    <text>Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2282)</text>
    <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
    <where nil="true"></where>
  </last-action>
  <sponsor>
    <biography nil="true"></biography>
    <bioguideid>D000563</bioguideid>
    <birthday type="date">1944-11-21</birthday>
    <blog-article-count type="integer">8158</blog-article-count>
    <congress-office>309 Hart Senate Office Building</congress-office>
    <contact-webform>http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm</contact-webform>
    <district nil="true"></district>
    <email nil="true"></email>
    <fax>202-228-0400</fax>
    <firstname>Richard</firstname>
    <fti-names>'d':4 'il':5 'sen':1 'durbin':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8</fti-names>
    <gender>M</gender>
    <id type="integer">300038</id>
    <lastname>Durbin</lastname>
    <metavid-id>Richard_Durbin</metavid-id>
    <middlename>J.</middlename>
    <name>Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]</name>
    <news-article-count type="integer">4488</news-article-count>
    <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
    <osid>N00004981</osid>
    <page-views-count type="integer">17158</page-views-count>
    <party>Democrat</party>
    <phone>202-224-2152</phone>
    <religion>Roman Catholic</religion>
    <state>IL</state>
    <sunlight-nickname>Dick</sunlight-nickname>
    <title>Sen.</title>
    <unaccented-name>Richard Durbin</unaccented-name>
    <url nil="true"></url>
    <user-approval type="float">3.75925925925926</user-approval>
    <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
    <website>http://durbin.senate.gov</website>
    <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
  </sponsor>
  <co-sponsors type="array">
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>H001028</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1946-10-04</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">488</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office nil="true"></congress-office>
      <contact-webform nil="true"></contact-webform>
      <district nil="true"></district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax nil="true"></fax>
      <firstname>Charles</firstname>
      <fti-names>'charl':1,3,6 'chuck':5 'hagel':2,4,7</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">300050</id>
      <lastname>Hagel</lastname>
      <metavid-id>Chuck_Hagel</metavid-id>
      <middlename>T.</middlename>
      <name>Charles Hagel</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">90</news-article-count>
      <nickname>Chuck</nickname>
      <osid>N00005301</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6298</page-views-count>
      <party>Republican</party>
      <phone nil="true"></phone>
      <religion>Episcopalian</religion>
      <state nil="true"></state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title nil="true"></title>
      <unaccented-name>Charles Hagel</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">3.66666666666667</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website nil="true"></website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
    <co-sponsor type="Person">
      <biography nil="true"></biography>
      <bioguideid>W000154</bioguideid>
      <birthday type="date">1927-02-18</birthday>
      <blog-article-count type="integer">5758</blog-article-count>
      <congress-office nil="true"></congress-office>
      <contact-webform nil="true"></contact-webform>
      <district nil="true"></district>
      <email nil="true"></email>
      <fax nil="true"></fax>
      <firstname>John</firstname>
      <fti-names>'john':1,3,5 'warner':2,4,6</fti-names>
      <gender>M</gender>
      <id type="integer">300099</id>
      <lastname>Warner</lastname>
      <metavid-id>John_Warner</metavid-id>
      <middlename>W.</middlename>
      <name>John Warner</name>
      <news-article-count type="integer">2302</news-article-count>
      <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
      <osid>N00002061</osid>
      <page-views-count type="integer">6318</page-views-count>
      <party>Republican</party>
      <phone nil="true"></phone>
      <religion>Episcopalian</religion>
      <state nil="true"></state>
      <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
      <title nil="true"></title>
      <unaccented-name>John Warner</unaccented-name>
      <url nil="true"></url>
      <user-approval type="float">2.71428571428571</user-approval>
      <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
      <website nil="true"></website>
      <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
    </co-sponsor>
  </co-sponsors>
  <actions type="array">
    <action type="BillAction">
      <action-type>action</action-type>
      <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
      <bill-id type="integer">41486</bill-id>
      <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
      <date type="integer">1172552400</date>
      <datetime type="timestamp">Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 -0600 2007</datetime>
      <how nil="true"></how>
      <id type="integer">105870</id>
      <result nil="true"></result>
      <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
      <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
      <text>Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2282)</text>
      <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
      <where nil="true"></where>
    </action>
    <action type="BillAction">
      <action-type>introduced</action-type>
      <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
      <bill-id type="integer">41486</bill-id>
      <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
      <date type="integer">1172552400</date>
      <datetime type="timestamp">Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 -0600 2007</datetime>
      <how nil="true"></how>
      <id type="integer">94454</id>
      <result nil="true"></result>
      <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
      <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
      <text nil="true"></text>
      <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
      <where nil="true"></where>
    </action>
    <action type="BillAction">
      <action-type>action</action-type>
      <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
      <bill-id type="integer">41486</bill-id>
      <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
      <date type="integer">1172552400</date>
      <datetime type="timestamp">Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 -0600 2007</datetime>
      <how nil="true"></how>
      <id type="integer">115412</id>
      <result nil="true"></result>
      <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
      <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
      <text>Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2282)</text>
      <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
      <where nil="true"></where>
    </action>
    <action type="BillAction">
      <action-type>action</action-type>
      <amendment-id type="integer" nil="true"></amendment-id>
      <bill-id type="integer">41486</bill-id>
      <created-at type="timestamp" nil="true"></created-at>
      <date type="integer">1172552400</date>
      <datetime type="timestamp">Tue Feb 27 00:00:00 -0600 2007</datetime>
      <how nil="true"></how>
      <id type="integer">94455</id>
      <result nil="true"></result>
      <roll-call-id type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-id>
      <roll-call-number type="integer" nil="true"></roll-call-number>
      <text>Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.</text>
      <vote-type nil="true"></vote-type>
      <where nil="true"></where>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <roll-calls type="array"/>
</bill>
