# 119-hr-10172: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.

119-hr-10172, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10172
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for survivors' and dependents' educational assistance to the dependent parent of a person who dies of a service-connected disability or has a total and permanent service-connected disability, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-08-27
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**This bill would expand Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) by adding the *dependent parent* of a person described in 38 U.S.C. 3501(a)(1)(A) as an eligible individual.** It updates multiple sections of title 38 to fold dependent parents into DEA rules so they are treated alongside spouses and children for eligibility and payments. - Dependent parents would become eligible for DEA benefits when they are parents of the person described in 38 U.S.C. 3501(a)(1)(A). This creates a new category of eligible individuals within the DEA framework. - Periods of eligibility and cessation rules are revised to include dependent parents so entitlement lengths and end-of-benefit provisions apply to them the same way they apply to spouses and children. - Payment mechanics for correspondence courses are changed so correspondence-course payments and entitlement accounting can be made to eligible dependent parents just as they are to spouses or surviving spouses.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Education benefits for dependent parents: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let dependent parents become eligible for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). This applies when the parent is the dependent of a person who died from a service‑connected disability or has a total and permanent service‑connected disability. The bill w…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-10172 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10172)

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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10172 (as of 2026-09-25).