Battling the Storm Within

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

House approves expanded GI Bill benefits and several other veterans-related bills




WASHINGTON — House lawmakers on Monday unanimously passed a host of changes to veterans’ education benefits that boost aid, expand who’s eligible for benefits and eliminate the expiration date for veterans to use them.


The 405-0 vote came just nine days after Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and a bipartisan group of cosponsors introduced the bill, H.R. 3218.


Read more...
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/house-approves-expanded-gi-bill-benefits-and-several-other-veterans-related-bills-1.479632#.WYuGKjGovIV

No comments: