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H.R. 6478 119th Congress House

Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.

Introduced: December 4, 2025 Introduced by: Eric Sorensen Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025 or the Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to pay all or a portion of tuition or expenses at an educational institution for members of the Air National Guard who are in compliance with training requirements (i.e., required field exercises and drills).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 489 Identical bill Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Apr 2, 2026
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Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Dec 4, 2025
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Dec 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6478: Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6478/
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"H.R. 6478: Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6478/.
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H.R. 6478, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6478/.
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