S. 649
119th Congress
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
6
Cosponsors
4
Actions
0
Amendments
0
Committees
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Since introduced
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
18 March 2026·4 months ago
Summary
Introduced in Senate · Updated 4 March 2026
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.)
Timeline
4 actions
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
18 March 2026 · Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
21 May 2025 · Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
20 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
20 February 2025 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
6 cosponsors
Sponsor
Republican:Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]KSCosponsors
- Democrat6100%
- Democrat:Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]NH
- Democrat:Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]OR
- Democrat:Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]MD
- Democrat:Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]NJ
- Democrat:Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]WI
- Democrat:Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Classification
Policy area
Armed Forces and National SecurityLegislative subjects
Cosponsor momentum
Cumulative over time
Cosponsors grew from 1 on 20 February 2025 to 6 on 19 March 2026.
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