S 342 · in committee · significant
Purple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2025
- veterans
What this bill does
- Purple Heart recipients can transfer unused Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to family members like spouses or children.
- Veterans wounded in service since 9/11 and their dependents gain access to education funding through benefit transfers.
- Up to 36 months of benefits can be transferred, and the VA and DOD must coordinate to administer the program.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would allowing Purple Heart recipients to transfer education benefits to family members affect the total cost of the GI Bill program?
- 02
What evidence suggests that Purple Heart veterans currently underutilize their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, making transfers a practical solution?
- 03
How might this transfer policy change education access for military families compared to non-military families with similar financial circumstances?
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Sponsor · D-WA
Patty Murray
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-03-18
Joining the bill
Ron Wyden
D-OR · original
Michael F. Bennet
D-CO · original
John Cornyn
R-TX · original
Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original
Steve Daines
R-MT · original
Thom Tillis
R-NC · original
John Boozman
R-AR · original
Mark Kelly
D-AZ · original
Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME · original
Jacky Rosen
D-NV · original
Rick Scott
R-FL · original
John Hoeven
R-ND
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2026-03-18 · senate · Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025-12-10 · senate · Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2025-01-30 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-01-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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