Sponsored By: Senator Bill Cassidy
Introduced
Promote Chapter 31 education benefits. This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to regularly send every eligible veteran a letter explaining Veterans Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31) benefits and to include a clear side-by-side comparison with Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) benefits. The same comparison must also be published on a publicly accessible Department of Veterans Affairs website to help transitioning servicemembers understand their education options.
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This bill would require the VA Secretary to regularly promote Veteran Readiness and Employment programs (Chapter 31). The VA would send a letter to each veteran who is entitled to a Chapter 31 program. Each letter would explain Chapter 31 education benefits. Each letter would also include a side-by-side comparison with the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33). The same comparison would also be posted on a public VA website. If enacted, this would be outreach only and would not change who is eligible or benefit amounts.
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Bill Cassidy
LA • R
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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