# 115-hr-4670: EARNED Act of 2017

115-hr-4670, EARNED Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4670
- Congress: 115
- Title: EARNED Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced: 2017-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents Act of 2017 or the EARNED Act of 2017 This bill expands the category of individuals who may transfer Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 educational assistance to a spouse or dependent child to include any service member or veteran who, at the time of approval of a benefits transfer request, has completed at least 20 years of active-duty service, including at least 90 days of post-September 10, 2001, service.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2017-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-2327: PAWS Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contri…
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4670 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4670)

## Related
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-2327: PAWS Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2327)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4670 (as of 2025-11-18).