S. 649 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 20, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands GI Bill benefits for reservists
Right now, if you're in the National Guard or Reserve, only time spent on federal active duty counts toward your GI Bill education benefits. This bill would change that by letting more types of military service count, including inactive-duty training, annual training, and full-time National Guard duty. That means more Guard and Reserve members could become eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance.
How it affects you
If you're a member of the National Guard or Reserve, this could expand your eligibility for GI Bill education benefits. You might now qualify for help paying for college, vocational training, or other education even if your service included training or part-time duty that doesn't count as federal active duty.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 20, 2025)
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 educational assistance for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard. Specifically, the bill expands the types of activities that count towards Post-9/11 GI Bill eligibility to include active duty, inactive-duty training, annual training duty, and full-time National Guard duty or active duty. (Generally, under current law, only federal active duty counts towards educational assistance eligibility.)
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 649
A BILL
Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) · Introduced Feb 20, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 18, 2026: “Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.”