Bill
HR 790
Allows certain post-9/11 Purple Heart veterans to transfer up to 36 months of GI Bill education benefits to eligible dependents, with protections, limits, and continuity rules.
Note: The materials provided for “H.R. 790” include two distinct texts bundled under the same bill number: (A) a proposed amendment to 38 U.S.C. (federal veterans’ education benefits) creating a new section 3319A, and (B) a state-style House resolution commending Mrs. Susan Payne as Unity Christian School’s 2025 STAR Teacher. Both are summarized below.
Purpose
- To authorize certain Purple Heart recipients to transfer portions of their VA educational entitlement (GI Bill benefits) to dependents.
Key provisions
- Eligible veterans: Those awarded the Purple Heart for service on or after September 11, 2001, after separation from active service.
- Transfer authority: A qualifying veteran may transfer up to 36 months of their educational entitlement to one or more eligible dependents.
- Eligible dependents: Those fitting the definitions in 10 U.S.C. §1072(2) subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) (generally spouse and certain children/stepchildren as defined by that statute).
- Designation & allocation: The transferring veteran must designate recipient(s) and the number of months allocated to each dependent.
- Modification/revocation: The veteran may modify or revoke unused transferred entitlement at any time by written notice to the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense.
- Marital/property protection: Transferred entitlement may not be treated as marital property or part of a marital estate in divorce or civil proceedings.
- Use restrictions for children:
- A child transferee cannot begin use until completing secondary education (or equivalent) or reaching age 18.
- Normally, transferred benefits for a child cannot be used after age 26, with exceptions (see below).
- Post-death continuity: The death of the transferring veteran does not extinguish the transferred entitlement; remaining designated transferees may receive benefits subject to time-limit considerations and redistribution rules.
- Time-limit exceptions:
- A child who delayed education because they were the primary caregiver under 38 U.S.C. §1720G(a) may be permitted an extension equal to the caregiving period (with procedural conditions).
- Extensions may also be granted if an institution closed (e.g., under emergency conditions), allowing an extension equal to months prevented from pursuing education.
- Benefits and rates: Recipients use benefits in the same manner and at the same monthly rate as the transferring veteran would have.
Status / procedure
- Introduced in House: 2025-01-28
- Referred to House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; subsequently referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (2025-03-04).
- Related: S.342 identified as a companion bill.
(Administrative provisions in the text are truncated in the provided excerpt.)
Purpose
- A formal commendation recognizing Mrs. Susan Payne for teaching excellence and naming her Unity Christian School’s 2025 STAR Teacher.
Key points
- Praises her long-standing contributions and commitment to education and students in the state.
- Expresses the body’s best wishes for her continued success.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare an appropriate copy of the resolution for presentation to Mrs. Payne.
Sponsors & procedural history (as provided)
- Sponsors listed include Representatives Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden, Matt Barton (state-level identifiers shown in the LC text). Other names (Mike Levin, Gregory Murphy) appear in the larger sponsor list provided and may reflect mixed-source data.
- Filed/House action dates shown: filed 2025-04-04; placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions calendar and laid before the House 2025-06-01; adopted 2025-06-01. The text indicates the resolution was adopted and an enrolled report was issued.
If you want, I can:
- Produce a side-by-side comparison of this transfer proposal with existing GI Bill transfer rules (e.g., Post-9/11 GI Bill transferability for active-duty members), or
- Extract and summarize the truncated administrative provisions (if you can supply the remaining text).
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