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HR 983LawNational Securityhouse
Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. Derrick Van Orden
IntroducedCommitteeFloorCongressLaw
Signed into law.
Latest action · Dec 12, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-55.
What it does
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
History
- Dec 12, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-55.
- Dec 12, 2025Signed by President.
- Dec 3, 2025Presented to President.
- Nov 20, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 20, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)
- Nov 20, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 20, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 8, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Apr 7, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 7, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)
- 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)
- Apr 7, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 983.
- Apr 7, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1432-1433)
- Apr 7, 2025Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 7, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 5, 2025Referred 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.
- Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House