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H.R. 983Became law

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

Introduced: Feb 5, 2025

Latest action date: Dec 12, 2025

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Became Public Law No: 119-55.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Feb 5, 2025
Recorded roll calls
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Status detail: Congress.gov records that the measure became law.

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What this bill does

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

This act requires that the Department of Veterans Affairs disapprove courses of education provided by educational institutions that charge higher than in-state tuition for individuals utilizing the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve education benefits while living in the state where the education is located, regardless of the individual’s state of residence.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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Official CRS policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

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Higher educationStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Committee activity

Committees and subcommittees that received, reviewed, marked up, or reported this legislation.

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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  1. Bills of Interest - Exchange of Letters
  2. Referred To

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  1. Became Public Law No: 119-55.

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  2. Became Public Law No: 119-55.

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  3. Signed by President.

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  4. Signed by President.

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  5. Presented to President.

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  6. Presented to President.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  7. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)

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  8. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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  9. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

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  10. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

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  11. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    FloorSenate
  12. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  13. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  14. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)

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  15. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)

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  16. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 983.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  17. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1432-1433)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  18. Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

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  19. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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  20. Introduced in House

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  21. Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    IntroReferralHouse floor actions
  22. Introduced in House

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