S 649

Summary

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 educational assistance for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard. Specifically, the bill expands the types of activities that count towards Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility to include active duty, inactive-duty training, annual training duty, and full-time National Guard duty or active duty. (Generally, under current law, only federal active duty counts towards educational assistance eligibility.)

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]

Cosponsors

6

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced

2025-02-20

Latest action

2026-03-18: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee referrals

• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2026-03-18
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-05-21
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-02-20

Recent actions

• 2026-03-18: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• 2025-05-21: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
• 2025-02-20: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• 2025-02-20: Introduced in Senate