# 119-s-2698: Safeguarding Department of Veterans Affairs Dependent Education Benefits Act of 2025

119-s-2698, Safeguarding Department of Veterans Affairs Dependent Education Benefits Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2698
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding Department of Veterans Affairs Dependent Education Benefits Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-03
- Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Restores access to transferred Post‑9/11 Educational Assistance for spouses and children who lost benefits after a dependent‑abuse‑related discharge.** It would set a process for eligible dependents to apply for reinstatement and define when VA, Defense, and Homeland Security can restore unused transferred benefits. - Families: Spouses and dependent children who were beneficiaries of transferred Post‑9/11 benefits could apply to have those payments reinstated if the termination was caused by a dependent‑abuse offense. Reinstatement would be limited to the unused portion of the transferred benefits. - Applicants: Eligible applicants must provide information substantiating they were victims of dependent abuse. VA could reinstate benefits only if separation records show by a preponderance of evidence that the member committed the offense or if the member was convicted. - Agencies and process: The Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, working with the Department of Veterans Affairs, would issue regulations that define dependent‑abuse offenses, the application process, and a review path for denied reinstatements. Reviews must be answered within 30 days and VA must consult veterans service organizations to make the application process trauma‑informed.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Restore transferred Post-9/11 education benefits: benefit, high. If enacted, a spouse or dependent child who received Post-9/11 benefits transferred to them could apply to have payments reinstated. This applies when payments stopped because the service member was discharged for a dependent-abuse offense and the discharge characterization did not meet 38 U.S.C. 3…
- No concurrent VA education benefits: cost, medium. If enacted, someone entitled to Post-9/11 benefits who is also eligible for another VA education program could not receive payments from both programs at the same time. This applies when you are entitled under chapter 33 and also eligible under chapters 30, 31, 32, or 35; chapters 107, 1606, or 160…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025
- 119-s-585: Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2698 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2698)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1260)
- [119-s-585: Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-585)
- [119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2886)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2698 (as of 2026-04-21).