HR 1725 · in committee · significant
Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2025
- veterans
What this bill does
- Expands GI Bill and VA home loan benefits to Black WWII veterans denied benefits due to race and their descendants.
- Affects Black WWII veterans and their living relatives who can certify racial discrimination in benefit denial.
- Applicants must apply within five years; GAO will track uptake and total benefit value distributed.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should the government verify that a veteran's benefit denial was specifically caused by racial discrimination rather than other eligibility factors?
- 02
What are the practical challenges of administering benefits to descendants of deceased veterans, and how might the five-year application window affect eligibility?
- 03
What evidence exists about the number of affected Black WWII veterans and descendants, and how will costs compare to other VA benefit expansions?
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Sponsor · D-MA-6
Seth Moulton
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
38/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-27
Joining the bill
James E. Clyburn
D-SC-6 · original
Robin L. Kelly
D-IL-2
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20
Judy Chu
D-CA-28
Debbie Dingell
D-MI-6
Troy A. Carter
D-LA-2
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4
Julia Brownley
D-CA-26
Christopher R. Deluzio
D-PA-17
Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1
Ro Khanna
D-CA-17
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
D-CA-37
+ 26 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-27 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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