Sen. Ossoff Working Across the Aisle to Help Georgia Veterans & Their Families Access Education Benefits

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is continuing his bipartisan work to support Georgia veterans and their families.
Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring the bipartisanPurple Hearts Veterans Education Actto increase access to education for Purple Heart recipients and their families.
Under current policy, Purple Heart recipients can transfer GI benefits to their dependents while on active duty; however, this excludes those who received their Purple Hearts after being discharged from the military. The bipartisan bill, first introduced by Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), would enable Purple Heart recipients who received Purple Heart award after their discharge to transfer any unused educational assistance from the GI Bill to their dependents.
“With this legislation, I am working across the aisle to ensure Georgia’s Purple Heart recipients can help their families get a good education,”Sen. Ossoff said.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to support Georgia’s veterans and military families.
Earlier this month, Sen. Ossoffcosponsoredthe bipartisanHelping Heroes Actto expand supportive services for families of disabled veterans, including children taking on caregiving roles for their parents.
In September, Sen. Ossoffcosponsoredthe bipartisanMajor Richard Star Actto allow servicemembers who medically retired before 20 years of service to collect retirement pay from the Department of Defense and disability payments from the VA at the same time.
In August, Sens. Ossoff and John Kennedy (R-LA)introducedthe bipartisanService-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Actto help disabled veterans’ small businesses thrive.
In February, Sen. Ossoffcosponsoredthe bipartisanLove Lives On Actto help spouses of deceased servicemembers retain survivor benefits upon remarriage.
In 2022, Sen. Ossoff successfullyhelped restoreGI Bill benefits eligibility for Morris Brown College.
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