S 972
Advanced toward a vote
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay service members' contributions toward Post-9/11 Educational Assistance within 60 days, and pays a lump sum to members who are not eligible for a monthly housing stipend.
Official title: Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025
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Senate
Introduced
11-MAR-2025
Referred
11-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
30-JUL-2025
Reported
09-DEC-2025
On the calendar
09-DEC-2025
- Sets a 60-day deadline for repaying member contributions toward Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, replacing the existing timing language in section 3327(f)(3) of title 38.
- For individuals not eligible for a monthly housing stipend, pays the educational assistance as a lump sum of total contributions multiplied by the applicable number of months.
- Requires that lump sum to be paid not later than 60 days after the individual's entitlement to educational assistance is exhausted.
- Takes effect August 1, 2025.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (11-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 09-DEC-2025).
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Armed Forces and National Security
■ 1 R■ 1 D
1 Republican
1 Democrat