United States · Bill · S
S. 1039 (113th)
Spouses of Heroes Education Act
Introduced
23 May 2013
Last action
12 June 2013 · Committee
Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Sponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Subjects
Defence, Education
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Spouses of Heroes Education Act - Entitles to post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance the spouse (under current law, only the child) of a person who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces. Terminates such spouse's entitlement on the earlier of: (1) the date that is 15 years after the date on which the member died, and (2) the date of the spouse's remarriage. Requires an individual entitled to such assistance and also to veterans' educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to elect a single coverage.
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Timeline
23 May 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
23 May 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
12 June 2013
Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 May 2013 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssva00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Spouses of Heroes Education Act
- related to ← Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013
- related to ← Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
- related to ← Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
- related to ← Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1039
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1039
- us · 113-s-1039 · source updated 6 December 2025