Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act

Bill: 119-hr-1872
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2025-03-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act</strong></p><p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1872 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2025 Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act . 2. Repayment of members of the Armed Forces for contributions toward Post-9/11 Educational Assistance (a) In general Section 3327(f)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking together and all that follows through (as applicable), . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2025.