Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
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.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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