Congress·In Committee·S. 489

Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025

Air National Guard: Permanent Tuition Assistance Program

A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.

Feb 6, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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The bill has strong bipartisan support and addresses a clear fairness issue in military benefits, but it must still move through the committee process.

Key Points

This bill, known as the Air Guard STATUS Act, would create a permanent program to help Air National Guard members pay for college or trade school. Currently, these members do not always have the same guaranteed access to tuition help as those in other parts of the military.
To qualify for the money, members must stay current with all their required military training. The program would cover some or all of the costs for classes and other school-related expenses.
The goal of the policy is to make benefits more equal across different branches of the military. By making this assistance permanent, the Air Force hopes to make it easier to recruit new members and keep current ones who want to earn a degree.
The Secretary of the Air Force would be in charge of running the program. This change ensures that people serving in the Air National Guard have a reliable way to pay for their education while they serve their country.

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Feb 6, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Feb 6, 2025

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.

Bill NumberS 489

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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D: 2R: 2

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