H.R. 1725 119th Congress House

Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to Black veterans of World War II, and surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of such veterans, elig… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to Black veterans of World War II, and surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of such veterans, eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Seth Moulton Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Department of Veterans AffairsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority employmentRacial and ethnic relationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsWomen's employment

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Mar 27, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Feb 27, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2025

This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 GI bill benefits and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan program by updating terminology related to certain Black veterans. Specifically, the bill explicitly includes the following individuals as eligible veterans under the programs:

Black veterans who served on active duty during World War II and can certify they were denied a specific benefit on the basis of race; and
the living surviving spouses, children, grandchildren, or other direct descendants of such veterans described above who can certify the veteran was denied a specific benefit on the basis of race.

Eligible veterans must apply for educational or home loan benefits within the five-year period after the bill is enacted.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the number of individuals who received VA educational or housing loan benefits due to the amendments made by the bill and the total value of such benefits.

Finally, the VA must appoint a panel of independent experts to develop recommendations regarding additional benefits and assistance for female and minority members of the Armed Forces.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for MARK HASTINGS · Massachusetts · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for MARK HASTINGS · Massachusetts · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for MARK HASTINGS · Massachusetts · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for MARK HASTINGS · Massachusetts · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.
for IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC · New York · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)
for MARK HASTINGS · Massachusetts · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
5 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
1 filing
State, Dept of (DOS)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 38

McBath, Lucy

Georgia · Oct 10, 2025

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Sep 9, 2025

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Aug 19, 2025

Sykes, Emilia Strong

Ohio · Aug 19, 2025

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Jul 23, 2025

Williams, Nikema

Georgia · Jul 17, 2025

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · May 8, 2025

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Apr 10, 2025

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Mar 14, 2025

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Mar 10, 2025

Horsford, Steven

Nevada · Mar 6, 2025

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Mar 6, 2025

Torres, Norma J.

California · Mar 6, 2025

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Mar 4, 2025

Omar, Ilhan

Minnesota · Mar 4, 2025

Brownley, Julia

California · Mar 3, 2025

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Mar 3, 2025

Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila

Florida · Mar 3, 2025

Chu, Judy

California · Mar 3, 2025

DelBene, Suzan K.

Washington · Mar 3, 2025

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Mar 3, 2025

Dingell, Debbie

Michigan · Mar 3, 2025

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Mar 3, 2025

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney

California · Mar 3, 2025

Kelly, Robin L.

Illinois · Mar 3, 2025

Kennedy, Timothy M.

New York · Mar 3, 2025

Khanna, Ro

California · Mar 3, 2025

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2025

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Mar 3, 2025

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Mar 3, 2025

Morelle, Joseph D.

New York · Mar 3, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 3, 2025

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Mar 3, 2025

Strickland, Marilyn

Washington · Mar 3, 2025

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Mar 3, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Mar 3, 2025

Torres, Ritchie

New York · Mar 3, 2025

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · Feb 27, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1725: Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1725/

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"H.R. 1725: Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1725/.

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