H.R. 983 · 119th Congress

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 5, 2025 by Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3). Became Public Law 119-55.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-55
Introduced
Feb 5, 2025
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Higher education
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 12, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Derrick Van OrdenR-WI-3Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 5, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Feb 5, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Mar 7, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  6. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1432-1433)
  8. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 983.
  9. Apr 7, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)
  10. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)
  11. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Apr 8, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  13. Nov 20, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Nov 20, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Nov 20, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  16. Nov 20, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)
  17. Nov 20, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  18. Dec 3, 2025Presented to President.
  19. Dec 3, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Dec 12, 2025Signed by President.
  21. Dec 12, 2025Signed by President.
  22. Dec 12, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-55.
  23. Dec 12, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-55.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.