Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-489
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2025-02-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Higher education

Military education and training

National Guard and reserves

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025 or the Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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).</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 489 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Moran , and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025 or the Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025 . 2. Provision of tuition assistance to members of Air National Guard The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a permanent program to pay, under section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, all or a portion of the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of a member of the Air National Guard who is in compliance with the training requirements under regulations prescribed under section 502(a) of title 32, United States Code.