H.R. 983: Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-55.

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Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

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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.

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Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr983.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr983 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills