S. 649 · 119th Congress · Senate

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025

Active· Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Introduced
Feb 20, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.)

Action Timeline

6
  1. MAR 18, 2026Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  2. MAR 18, 2026Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  3. MAY 21, 2025Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

    119Yea
    86Nay
    0NV
  4. MAY 21, 2025Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

    119Yea
    86Nay
    0NV
  5. FEB 20, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  6. FEB 20, 2025IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

3

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 18, 2026

Active

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: May 21, 2025

Active

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Feb 20, 2025

Active