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Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
Updated and expanded GI Bill benefits, including changes affecting housing, school closures, reserve eligibility, and the elimination of benefit expiration for many Post-9/11 GI Bill users.
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What happened
Updated and expanded GI Bill benefits, including changes affecting housing, school closures, reserve eligibility, and the elimination of benefit expiration for many Post-9/11 GI Bill users.
Why it matters
EquityStack classifies this policy as positive impact with moderate supporting evidence. The record matters because it helps explain how government action shaped Black Americans' rights, resources, exposure to harm, or access to institutions.
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Impact on Black Americans
Improved the long-run usability of GI Bill benefits and reduced time-limit barriers that could otherwise weaken the value of those benefits for veterans balancing work, caregiving, and uneven post-service transitions.
2017
Updated and expanded GI Bill benefits, including changes affecting housing, school closures, reserve eligibility, and the elimination of benefit expiration for many Post-9/11 GI Bill users.
Outcome
Improved the long-run usability of GI Bill benefits and reduced time-limit barriers that could otherwise weaken the value of those benefits for veterans balancing work, caregiving, and uneven post-service transitions.
2017-08-16T07:00:00.000Z
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Previous era-adjacent record: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc..
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H.R.3218 - Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
Official action history confirming enactment of the Forever GI Bill.
Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-48)
CRS explanation of how the Colmery Act amended the Post-9/11 GI Bill and related education benefits.
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