King Joins Bipartisan Bill to Ensure All Purple Heart Recipients Can Transfer Benefits to Dependents
June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), has joined legislation that will close an existing loophole and allow Purple Heart recipients who receive this distinction after their discharge to transfer their GI bill benefits to their dependents. In 2017, Congress passed the Forever GI Bill, which incentivized servicemembers to continue serving in t . . .
Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), has joined legislation that will close an existing loophole and allow Purple Heart recipients who receive this distinction after their discharge to transfer their GI bill benefits to their dependents. In 2017, Congress passed the Forever GI Bill, which incentivized servicemembers to continue serving in t . . .