Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act

Bill: 115-hr-1956
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2017-04-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act</strong></p> <p>This bill increases amounts of educational assistance payable under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1956 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 5, 2017 Mr. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act . 2. Increase in amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Increase Section 3532 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking $788 and inserting $1,224 ; (ii) by striking $592 and inserting $967 ; and (iii) by striking $394 and inserting $710 ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking $788 and inserting $1,224 ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking $788 and inserting $1,224 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a month that begins after the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.