119th Congress
S. 972
Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Jim Banks(R-IN)
- Introduced
- Mar 11, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (2)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Added later (1)
- John Cornyn (R-TX) · Mar 24, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act of 2025
This bill modifies the process for repaying service members and veterans who paid to keep benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, but later chose to utilize Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue the repayments with the last monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. This requirement has limited the repayments to individuals who are receiving stipends. Under the bill, the VA must make such a repayment before the exhaustion of the individual's entitlement to education assistance.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Dec 9, 2025 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288. - Dec 9, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. - Jul 30, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate