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119-s-649119th CongressWALLET

Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

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Summary

Expands Post‑9/11 GI Bill eligibility to include certain National Guard and reserve duties. This bill would redefine which reserve‑component and National Guard service counts toward Post‑9/11 Educational Assistance so more Guard and reserve members can qualify for GI Bill benefits.

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  • National Guard members performing full‑time National Guard duty or active duty under Title 32 would be explicitly included for Post‑9/11 service credit under the amended 38 U.S.C. §3301(1).
  • Reserve‑component service credit is reorganized to clarify that active duty, inactive‑duty training, annual training, and specific call or order activations under listed 10 U.S.C. and 14 U.S.C. authorities count toward eligibility.
  • The change would apply to service on or after September 11, 2001, would take effect one year after enactment, and any entitlement gained would follow the time‑limit rule at 38 U.S.C. §3321(a) as treated after the 2008 Post‑9/11 law.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More GI Bill help for Guard and Reserve

If enacted, more National Guard and reserve service would count toward Post‑9/11 GI Bill eligibility. For the Guard, full‑time National Guard duty or active duty would qualify. For reserves, active duty, inactive‑duty training, or annual training would count, and active duty under certain statutory calls would also count (with those calls excluding inactive‑duty training and annual training). The change would apply to service on or after September 11, 2001. The amendment would take effect one year after enactment.

New deadline for GI Bill benefits

If enacted, the bill would make the Post‑9/11 time limit rule in 38 U.S.C. §3321(a) apply to any entitlement you get because of these amendments as if those amendments had taken effect right after the 2008 Post‑9/11 law. This changes how long you have to use newly acquired Post‑9/11 benefits. It applies only to entitlements gained because of this bill.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

KS • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 2/20/2025

  • Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 3/24/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 4/30/2025

  • Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 12/2/2025

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 3/19/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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