Pending Benefits Legislation
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Agenda
S. 75, Arla Harrell Act (McCaskill, Blunt)
S. 111, Filipino Veterans Promise Act (Heller, Hirono)
S. 410, Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education Transferability Act (Crapo, Risch)
S. 473, Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 (Tester, Blumenthal, Brown, Murray)
S. 758, Janey Ensminger Act of 2017 (Burr, Tillis)
S. 798, Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act (Cassidy, Brown, Tillis)
S. 844, GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 (Wyden, Boozman)
S. 882, a bill to provide entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart (Rounds, Boozman)
S. 1192, Veterans TEST Accessibility Act (Rounds, Hirono)
S. 1209, a bill to increase special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (Graham, Blumenthal)
S. 1218, Empowering Federal Employment for Veterans Act of 2017 (Heitkamp, Sullivan)
S. 1277, Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act of 2017 (Boozman, Heller)
S. ____, a bill to authorize a dependent to transfer Post-9/11 Educational Assistance in cases in which the dependent received entitlement from an individual who subsequently died (Rounds, Blumenthal)
Discussion Draft to improve Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
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WITNESS LIST
Panel I
Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
Bradley Flohr, Senior Advisor for Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration
PANEL II
Will Hubbard, Vice President of Government Affairs, Student Veterans of America
John Kamin, Assistant Director, Veterans Employment and Education, The American Legion
Patrick Murray, Associate Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Brig. Gen. (Retired) Roy Robinson, President, National Guard Association of the United States
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Member Statements
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Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)
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Senator James M. Inhofe (R-OK)
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Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
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Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
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Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)
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Testimony
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Mr. Curtis L. Coy
Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefits Administration,Department of Veterans AffairsDownload File (102.55 KB) -
Mr. William Hubbard
Vice President of Government AffairsStudent Veterans of AmericaDownload File (328.28 KB) -
Mr. John Kamin
Assistant Director, Veterans Employment and EducationThe American LegionDownload File (194.25 KB) -
Brig. Gen. Roy Robinson (Ret.)
PresidentNational Guard Association of the United StatesDownload File (233.41 KB) -
Mr. Patrick Murray
Associate Director, National Legislative ServiceVeterans of Foreign WarsDownload File (57.96 KB)