Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Levin
In Committee
Summary
Extends Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility to National Guard members performing full-time National Guard duty or Guard active duty. The bill would also align some reserve calls to active duty with Post-9/11 benefit rules and set a one-year delayed effective date while applying the change retroactively to service since September 11, 2001.
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- National Guard members: Those serving full-time National Guard duty or on National Guard active duty would become eligible for Post-9/11 educational benefits, bringing parity with other reserve components.
- Reserve component service: Service called or ordered to active duty under specified sections of title 10 or title 14 would qualify for Post-9/11 benefits, while inactive-duty training and annual training duty are excluded.
- Timing and entitlement rules: The changes would take effect one year after enactment and apply to service on or after September 11, 2001. Section 3321(a) would govern entitlement timing as if these amendments had been enacted immediately after the 2008 Post-9/11 law.
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More GI Bill credit for Guard and Reserve
This bill would expand who can earn Post-9/11 GI Bill time. National Guard service would count when on full-time Guard duty or Guard active duty under federal law. For Reserve members, one rule would count active duty, inactive-duty training, and annual training. A second rule would count active duty under certain federal orders, but not inactive or annual training. Changes would take effect one year after enactment. They would apply to service on or after September 11, 2001. The usual timing rules to use benefits would apply as if these changes began right after the 2008 GI Bill law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Levin
CA • D
Cosponsors
Kelly (MS)
MS • R
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Ciscomani
AZ • R
Sponsored 2/18/2025
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Casten
IL • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/21/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Conaway
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/24/2025
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large]
MP • R
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/30/2025
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/30/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
KY • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Feenstra
IA • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Schmidt
KS • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
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