# 119-hr-1965: Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act

119-hr-1965, Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1965
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 45
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Index and raise the Post‑9/11 Educational Assistance books-and‑supplies stipend to better match inflation.** The bill would boost the flat stipend and require annual increases tied to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI‑U). - Veterans and dependents: Would get a higher books-and-supplies stipend, increasing from $1,000 to $1,400. - Department of Veterans Affairs: Would implement annual CPI‑U based adjustments starting in fiscal year 2026 to update those stipend amounts.

## Cosponsors (45)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bigger GI Bill book stipend for veterans: benefit, low. This bill would raise the Post-9/11 GI Bill book and supplies stipend from $1,000 to $1,400. Starting in fiscal year 2026, the VA would increase that amount each year by the CPI-U change for the 12 months ending June 30. Each yearly increase would be rounded to the nearest dollar. This would apply…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1965 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1965)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1965 (as of 2026-09-21).