119th Congress
S. 649
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (6)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Added later (5)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · Mar 24, 2025
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) · Apr 30, 2025
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Dec 2, 2025
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · Mar 4, 2026
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH) · Mar 19, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 educational assistance for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard. Specifically, the bill expands the types of activities that count towards Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility to include active duty, inactive-duty training, annual training duty, and full-time National Guard duty or active duty. (Generally, under current law, only federal active duty counts towards educational assistance eligibility.)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86. - Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate