H.R. 4540 119th Congress House

Military Family GI Bill Promise Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability of an individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such benefits to dependents.

Introduced: July 17, 2025 Introduced by: Eugene Simon Vindman Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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Dec 19, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in House

Jul 17, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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What's happening now December 19, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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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 9

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

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION
for AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION
for AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Defense, Dept of (DOD)
9 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 filings
SENATE
9 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
9 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
7 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
7 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
7 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
6 filings

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Cosponsors 3

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Feb 2, 2026

Moore, Barry

Alabama · Aug 8, 2025

Mills, Cory

Florida · Jul 17, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4540: Military Family GI Bill Promise Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4540/

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"H.R. 4540: Military Family GI Bill Promise Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4540/.

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H.R. 4540, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4540/.

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