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H.R. 983 119th Congress House

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

Official title: To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2025 Introduced by: Derrick Van Orden Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Higher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-55.
Dec 12, 2025
Signed by President.
Dec 3, 2025
Presented to President.
Nov 20, 2025
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)
Nov 20, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 8, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 7, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 7, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)
Apr 7, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)
Apr 7, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 983.
Apr 7, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1432-1433)
Apr 7, 2025
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 7, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action December 12, 2025

Became Public Law No: 119-55.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

This act requires that the Department of Veterans Affairs disapprove courses of education provided by educational institutions that charge higher than in-state tuition for individuals utilizing the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve education benefits while living in the state where the education is located, regardless of the individual’s state of residence.

 Bill text 5 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 983: Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-983/
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"H.R. 983: Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-983/.
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H.R. 983, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-983/.
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