WASHINGTON DC – Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped introduce the bipartisan Purple Heart Veterans Education Act to close a loophole that has denied some Purple Heart medal recipients the ability to transfer their GI Bill benefits to their dependents. This bipartisan bill would ensure that all veterans who have received a Purple Heart are able to transfer their benefits to dependents.
“Nevada’s Purple Heart recipients are heroes who sacrificed themselves in service to our country,” dijo el Senador Rosen. “I’m joining this bipartisan bill to help close an unfair loophole and ensure that all veterans who have earned a Purple Heart can ensure their families have access to the full benefits promised to them. I’ll continue to stand with the men and women who have served our nation proudly.”
The Purple Heart medal is presented to servicemembers who have been wounded or killed as a result of enemy action while serving in the U.S. military. A Purple Heart is a solemn distinction that recognizes servicemembers who have greatly sacrificed themselves, or paid the ultimate price, while in the line of duty.
Senator Rosen has worked consistently to deliver for Nevada’s veterans and help them receive their benefits. Earlier this year, she helped introduce bipartisan legislation to assist veterans with home ownership and increase awareness of VA resources. She announced that a bipartisan Rosen-backed bill to expand veterans benefits outreach became law. Senator Rosen’s bipartisan legislation to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to maintain a permanent helpline for veterans to use for information on VA services is now law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.
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