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May 23, 2024 · By Ashley Murray, Washington State Standard. Thursday, May 23, 2024. A new bill introduced in Congress would permit retroactive Purple Heart recipients who served on or after Sept. 11, 2001, to ...
2 days ago · Proposed Law Would Close GI Bill Loophole. Updated on May 28th, 2024. Joe Wallace. Under the current rules of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, military members are permitted to transfer their unused GI Bill benefits to qualifying spouses and school-age children. However, the transfer requires the servicemember to commit to a new tour of duty, and the ...
3 days ago · The number of veterans who retroactively received the Purple Heart after their post-9/11 service is unclear. The bill is estimated to cost $500,000 in mandatory spending over 10 years, according to an informal analysis provided to Murray’s office by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
5 days ago · It wasn’t until a 2017 law that Purple Heart recipients were able to receive full post-9/11 GI Bill benefits regardless of their length of service. Previously, the recipients had to have 36 ...
2 days ago · The number of veterans who retroactively received the Purple Heart after their post-9/11 service is unclear. The bill is estimated to cost $500,000 in mandatory spending over 10 years, according to an informal analysis provided to Murray’s office by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
1 day ago · The Montgomery GI Bill is an update of the World War Ii-era GI Bill. It provides up to 36 months of educational benefits. The Post 9/11 GI Bill, which took effect in 2009, provides more generous education benefits, including housing stipends, also for up to 36 months, for those who entered service after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
4 days ago · The bill would apply to those Purple Heart recipients who were awarded on or after Sept. 11, 2001. ... It would also allow them to transfer the GI bill benefits to more than one dependent and set ...
