S. 22 - Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007
Veterans. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Jim Webb
- Summary:
- This bill would give educational assistance to individual Armed Force members who have served from three to 36 months and enlisted after September 11, 2001. It is intended to provide veterans with educational benefits identical to those provided to service members at the end of World War II. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007
S. 22 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill would give educational assistance to individual Armed Force members who have served from three to 36 months and enlisted after September 11, 2001. It is intended to provide veterans with educational benefits identical to those provided to service members at the end of World War II. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill 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.
- Other Titles
- Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Jim Webb
- Co-Sponsors
- Daniel Inouye
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patrick Leahy
- Robert Menéndez
- Max Baucus
- Jeff Bingaman
- Susan Collins
- Richard Lugar
- Benjamin Cardin
- Edward Kennedy
- Maria Cantwell
- Harry Reid
- Barbara Boxer
- James Inhofe
- Joseph Biden
- Debbie Ann Stabenow
- John Kerry
- Norm Coleman
- Ken Salazar
- Richard Durbin
- Carl Levin
- Barbara Mikulski
- Charles Schumer
- Herbert Kohl
- Arlen Specter
- Christopher Dodd
- Robert Byrd
- Blanche Lincoln
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- John Reed
- Byron Dorgan
- Thomas Harkin
- Sherrod Brown
- Christopher Bond
- Mark Pryor
- Hillary Clinton
- Daniel Akaka
- Joseph Lieberman
- Olympia Snowe
- Robert Casey
- Claire McCaskill
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- Lisa Murkowski
- Charles Hagel
- Mary Landrieu
- Pete Domenici
- Evan Bayh
- Barack Obama
- Bernard Sanders
- Dianne Feinstein
- Jon Tester
- John Rockefeller
- Tim Johnson
- John Warner
- Gordon Smith
- Ron Wyden
- Frank Lautenberg
- Subjects
- Veterans
- Apprenticeship
- Armed forces
- Armed forces reserves
- College costs
- Correspondence schools and courses
- Defense policy
- Education
- Employment tests
- Flight training
- Higher education
- Iraq compilation
- Job training
- Labor
- Law
- Licenses
- Scholarships
- Student loan funds
- Transportation
- Veterans' education
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/04/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/04/2007 1/04/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 1/04/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S56-57) 7/31/2007 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. 2/28/2008 Star Print ordered on the bill. 5/07/2008 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from Military interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $3,750 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $1,000 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $1,750 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $2,400 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $1,550 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $4,750 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $2,200 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $12,166 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $2,750 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $2,000 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $900 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $4,350 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $4,450 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $20,070 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $1,866 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $7,700 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $3,000 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $2,150 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $1,210 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $850 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $2,050 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $1,500 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $500 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $3,750 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $4,250 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $2,000 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $250 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $550 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $500 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $1,050 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $500 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $4,250 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $3,500 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $2,000 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $1,400 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $1,410 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $750 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $8,500 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $7,600 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $1,200 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $250 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $1,400 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $500 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $1,000 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $5,700 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $3,700 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $750 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $6,950 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $4,200 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $1,000 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $2,600 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $550 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $2,300 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $700 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $1,250 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $4,000 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $250 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $500 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $1,500 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $200 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $700 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $3,000 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $1,500 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $2,250 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $2,950 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $950 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $6,450 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $250 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $450 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $12,666 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $8,466 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $2,000 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $250 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $20,686 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
