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 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Tom Barrett | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 11, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Jun 23, 2026 |
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
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.
