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HR 1872 · in committee · significant

Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act

What this bill does

  • Allows the VA to repay veterans who paid to keep Montgomery GI Bill benefits but switched to Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.
  • Affects service members and veterans who elected to retain and then change between these education benefit programs.
  • Removes timing restrictions so repayments happen before benefits are exhausted, not tied to final housing stipend.

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  1. 01

    Which veterans should be eligible for repayment under this bill, and what documentation would prove they paid to retain benefits they later abandoned?

  2. 02

    How would the VA fund these retroactive repayments, and could it affect resources available for other veteran education programs?

  3. 03

    What evidence shows that current timing restrictions for repayment have created hardship for veterans who switched benefit programs?

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Ronny Jackson

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Introduced 2025-04-09

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-09 · house · Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  2. 2025-04-09 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. 2025-03-10 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  4. 2025-03-10 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

  5. 2025-03-05 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  6. 2025-03-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  7. 2025-03-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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