Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedFeb 20, 2025
ReportedMar 18, 2026
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 78 words.
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.)
Context
- Committees
- Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 15 of 292 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 333 words
- Subjects
- National Guard and reservesStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2026: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 1423 Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 118th H.R. 7543 Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2024 D · Introduced
- 118th S. 3873 Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2024 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]