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S. 972 119th Congress Senate

Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions mad… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Higher educationMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Dec 9, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 30, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.

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Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act of 2025

This bill modifies the process for repaying service members and veterans who paid to keep benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, but later chose to utilize Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue the repayments with the last monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. This requirement has limited the repayments to individuals who are receiving stipends. Under the bill, the VA must make such a repayment before the exhaustion of the individual's entitlement to education assistance.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1458 VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
  • HR 1872 Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 15

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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 24, 2025
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 972: Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-972/
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"S. 972: Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-972/.
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S. 972, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-972/.
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