S 972 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-03-11· Sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.(2025-12-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 972, Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act of 2025

Sep 8, 2025

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2025

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican