# 119-hr-1391: Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025

119-hr-1391, Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1391
- Congress: 119
- Title: Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Would restore VA education benefit entitlement for veterans and other beneficiaries who were defrauded by their schools.** It would let affected individuals keep or regain benefit time and require institutions that received improper VA payments to repay the VA. - Veterans and students using VA or Selective Reserve education benefits would not have VA payments during certain fraud-related periods counted against their total eligibility. - A “covered period” would include times when a school lacked state or VA approval, had a final VA finding of violation, was found guilty of fraud by a court, was closed by the Department of Justice for fraud, or engaged in fraud after enactment. - As a condition of VA approval, institutions would agree to repay amounts tied to restored entitlement, and the VA could file Treasury claims to recoup funds when courts found fraud. - The VA would have to create a separate review process for institutions or owners to challenge repayment findings, distinct from current procedures.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Restore VA education benefit time: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would restore VA education entitlement time for veterans and other covered students when VA payments were made during certain problematic school periods. Payments made on or after the date of enactment for VA-approved programs would not count against your total entitlement…
- Schools must repay VA for fraud: mixed, medium. If enacted, VA approval of a course or program would require an institution to agree to repay any amounts the institution received that correspond to restored entitlement for a covered individual. If a court finds a school guilty of or liable for fraud and orders financial relief, the Secretary wou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1391 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1391)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1391 (as of 2026-08-22).