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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D–DC
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E808)
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would expand federal survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance to dependent parents of people covered by an existing eligibility provision. It would also update related rules on when eligibility ends, eligibility periods, and correspondence courses to account for dependent parents. The supplied text does not reproduce the existing law needed to determine exactly which parents would qualify or all applicable conditions.
Eligibility Section 3501(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) The dependent parent of a person described in subparagraph (A).
Cessation of eligibility Section 3511(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), by striking parent or spouse each place it appears and inserting parent, spouse, or child.
Periods of eligibility Section 3512(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
Correspondence courses Section 3534(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking eligible spouse or surviving spouse and inserting eligible spouse, surviving spouse, or eligible dependent parent;
Section 1(a) would add dependent parents as an eligible group for educational assistance, provided their child is a person described in existing section 3501(a)(1)(A). That existing provision is not reproduced, so the proposal should not be read as covering every dependent parent.
Eligibility Section 3501(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) The dependent parent of a person described in subparagraph (A).
The proposal would change three existing provisions governing when eligibility ends by replacing “parent or spouse” with “parent, spouse, or child.” Without the surrounding law, this wording change does not establish which events would end a dependent parent’s eligibility.
Cessation of eligibility Section 3511(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), by striking parent or spouse each place it appears and inserting parent, spouse, or child.
The proposal would add references to the new dependent-parent eligibility category in two places within section 3512(b)(1)(A), which concerns eligibility periods. It does not reproduce the rules needed to determine the length of those periods or their exceptions.
Periods of eligibility Section 3512(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking subparagraph (B) or (D) of section 3501(a)(1) of this title and inserting subparagraph (B), (D), or (F) of section 3501(a)(1) of this title; and (B) by striking or 3501(a)(1)(E) of this title and inserting 3501(a)(1)(E), or 3501(a)(1)(F) of this title.
The proposal would include eligible dependent parents in existing correspondence-course provisions. It would also add dependent parents to references concerning entitlement to assistance and payments. The surrounding payment rules and limits are not supplied.
Correspondence courses Section 3534(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking eligible spouse or surviving spouse and inserting eligible spouse, surviving spouse, or eligible dependent parent; (B) by striking such spouse’s entitlement and inserting such spouse’s or dependent parent’s entitlement; and (C) by striking paid to the spouse and inserting paid to the spouse or dependent parent.
The supplied September 24, 2026 source snapshot records introduction and referral to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on August 27, 2026, followed by referral to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on September 7, 2026. These entries do not establish enactment or the bill’s status after the snapshot.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-24T08:05:31Z. 2026-09-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 2026-08-27: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 2026-08-27: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-27. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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No special carve-out or preferential exception beyond the proposal’s ordinary coverage of its intended beneficiaries was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version.
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