Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
Latest action · Apr 9, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.)
Cosponsors 57
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Original | Feb 18, 2025 |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Mar 5, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 5, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2025 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2025Hearings Mar 10, 2025Markup Apr 9, 2025Reported Apr 9, 2025 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 9, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Mar 10, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 10, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Feb 18, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 32, February 18, 2025, page H723.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-334 | LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AND MULTI VSOs: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, AMVETS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DIRECTORS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT, TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS, NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, MISSION ROLL CALL382 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-9 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON . H.R. 913; H.R. 980; H.R. 1364; H.R. 1458; H.R. 1960; H.R. 1527; H.R. 1793; H.R. 1872; H.R. 1815; H.R. 1814; H.R. 1957; H.R. 1423; AND H.R. 1803126 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 11, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 649 | Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Mar 18, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
