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
- Sherrod Brown
- Benjamin Cardin
- Robert Menéndez
- Bernard Sanders
- Daniel Akaka
- Max Baucus
- Evan Bayh
- Joseph Biden
- Jeff Bingaman
- Christopher Bond
- Barbara Boxer
- Robert Byrd
- Maria Cantwell
- Hillary Clinton
- Norm Coleman
- Susan Collins
- Christopher Dodd
- Pete Domenici
- Byron Dorgan
- Richard Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Charles Hagel
- Thomas Harkin
- James Inhofe
- Daniel Inouye
- Tim Johnson
- Edward Kennedy
- John Kerry
- Herbert Kohl
- Mary Landrieu
- Frank Lautenberg
- Patrick Leahy
- Carl Levin
- Joseph Lieberman
- Blanche Lincoln
- Richard Lugar
- Barbara Mikulski
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- Mark Pryor
- John Reed
- Harry Reid
- John Rockefeller
- Charles Schumer
- Gordon Smith
- Olympia Snowe
- Arlen Specter
- Debbie Ann Stabenow
- John Warner
- Ron Wyden
- Ken Salazar
- Barack Obama
- Amy Klobuchar
- Claire McCaskill
- Jon Tester
- Robert Casey
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- 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
Contributions
- January - February 2003 For $3,500 Against $0
- March - April 2003 For $4,500 Against $0
- May - June 2003 For $6,900 Against $0
- July - August 2003 For $2,300 Against $0
- September - October 2003 For $1,800 Against $0
- November - December 2003 For $5,950 Against $0
- January - February 2004 For $2,950 Against $0
- March - April 2004 For $8,800 Against $0
- May - June 2004 For $7,050 Against $0
- July - August 2004 For $5,950 Against $0
- September - October 2004 For $19,066 Against $0
- November - December 2004 For $7,748 Against $0
- January - February 2005 For $250 Against $0
- March - April 2005 For $7,750 Against $0
- May - June 2005 For $9,300 Against $0
- July - August 2005 For $1,750 Against $0
- September - October 2005 For $5,050 Against $0
- November - December 2005 For $2,830 Against $0
- January - February 2006 For $3,030 Against $0
- March - April 2006 For $4,250 Against $0
- May - June 2006 For $13,236 Against $0
- July - August 2006 For $9,500 Against $0
- September - October 2006 For $33,600 Against $0
- November - December 2006 For $4,000 Against $0
- January - February 2007 For $2,450 Against $0
- March - April 2007 For $1,550 Against $0
- May - June 2007 For $4,450 Against $0
- July - August 2007 For $500 Against $0
- September - October 2007 For $3,750 Against $0
- November - December 2007 For $650 Against $0
- January - February 2008 For $4,510 Against $0
- March - April 2008 For $4,450 Against $0
- May - June 2008 For $7,650 Against $0
- July - August 2008 For $14,720 Against $0
- September - October 2008 For $10,050 Against $0
- November - December 2008 For $4,450 Against $0
Votes
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 |
