House Committee Reviews Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act to Expand Education Benefits for National Guard Members
This bill is currently in the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and has not moved forward since April 2025. It is considered stalled because no action has been taken on it for 14 months. The full committee must review the bill before it can move any further in the legislative process.
No action since April 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 7543 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 7543 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Legislation introduced in the House and Senate would expand eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to National Guardsmen and Reservists. The Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 would cover all Title 32 duty, including Annual Training and Inactive Duty Training.
The Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 aims to expand Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits by recognizing all days of service in uniform. Key provisions include inclusive service recognition for weekend drills and annual training, and retroactive applicability to service since Sept. 11, 2001.
VFW Commander-in-Chief Alfred Lipphardt asked Congress to pass the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025, which would allow any day spent in uniform for which military pay is received to count toward Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility, ending a long-standing inequity for the Guard and Reserve.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
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