Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.· March 18, 2026
The summary
What this bill does
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.)
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - KS · R-KS
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | S |
| Bill Number | 649 |
| Origin Chamber | Senate |
| Current Status | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| Policy Area | Armed Forces and National Security |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 20, 2025 |
| Latest Action | March 18, 2026 |
| Cosponsors | 6 · House vote — · 1 views |