S 649
Cleared committee
Expands Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to National Guard members who serve full-time National Guard duty or active duty under title 32, reaching back to service on or after September 11, 2001.
Official title: Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
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Senate
Introduced
20-FEB-2025
Referred
20-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
18-MAR-2026
- Amends the eligibility definition in 38 U.S.C. 3301(1) so National Guard members performing full-time National Guard duty or active duty under title 32 qualify for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
- Takes effect one year after enactment
- Applies to service performed on or after September 11, 2001
- Applies the existing 38 U.S.C. 3321(a) time limit for using benefits to entitlement acquired under the change
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in Senate, 20-FEB-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Veterans' Affairs Committee (Senate)
Armed Forces and National Security
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6 Democrats