The TEA Act for G.I. Bill Transferability
EANGUS and the VEP team have been working to change the Department of Defense’s upcoming policy that would limit the ability of Servicemembers to transfer the Post-9/11 GI Bill to their family. We are proud to announce that Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Jon Tester (D-MT) heard our concerns and introduced the G.I. Bill Transferability Entitlement Act (TEA Act). In the Senators’ press release they quote Legislative Director Daniel Elkins, “The men and women that protect our way of life often do not come from generational wealth, and they have earned the right to pass on what they have earned to their family.” After months of continued effort and an article written by the Chicago Sun-Times members of the House of Representatives have now begun taking up the issue! As we begin meeting with members of Congress, we will be sending out a letter-writing campaign to all of our members soon so that we can show them just how important this is to us!
