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H.R. 983 · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-55

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025

Became lawArmed Forces and National Security
IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
Passed HouseApr 7, 2025
Passed SenateNov 20, 2025
To PresidentDec 3, 2025
Became lawDec 12, 2025

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 983 changed 1 section of existing law. Read from the bill text in its final form, as sent to the President.

38 U.S.C. 3679 Disapproval of courses

  • (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to… added to · Sec. 2(a) · see the words
What the words changed: every change, in place (3)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what was struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 38 U.S.C. 3679(c)(1)changedby H.R. 983 Sec. 2(a)

    …provided by a public institution of higher learning if the institution charges tuition and fees for that course for covered individuals who are pursuing the course with educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title , or chapter 1606 of title 10, while living in the State in which the institution is located at a rate that is higher than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State in which the institution is located, regardless…

    The bill says: in paragraph (1), by inserting ", or chapter 1606 of title 10," after "chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title";

    Bill text · Current law (38 U.S.C. 3679)

  2. 38 U.S.C. 3679(c)(2)added (E)by H.R. 983 Sec. 2(a)

    (E) An individual who is entitled to assistance under section 16131 of title 10.

    The bill says: in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

    Bill text · Current law (38 U.S.C. 3679)

  3. 38 U.S.C. 3679(c)(6)changedby H.R. 983 Sec. 2(a)

    The bill says: in paragraph (6), by inserting ", or chapter 1606 of title 10" before the period at the end.

    Bill text · Current law (38 U.S.C. 3679)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 12, 2025).

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What has happened

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  1. 2025-12-12Became Public Law No: 119-55.Library of Congress
  2. 2025-12-12Became Public Law No: 119-55.Library of Congress
  3. 2025-12-12Signed by President.Library of Congress
  4. 2025-12-12Signed by President.Library of Congress
  5. 2025-12-03Presented to President.House floor actions
  6. 2025-12-03Presented to President.Library of Congress
  7. 2025-11-20Message on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
  8. 2025-11-20Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)Senate
  9. 2025-11-20Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
  10. 2025-11-20Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.Senate
  11. 2025-11-20Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
  12. 2025-04-08Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Senate
  13. 2025-04-07Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
  14. 2025-04-07On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)House floor actions
  15. 2025-04-07Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1432)Library of Congress
  16. 2025-04-07DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 983.House floor actions
  17. 2025-04-07Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1432-1433)House floor actions
  18. 2025-04-07Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
  19. 2025-03-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.House committee actions
  20. 2025-02-05Referred 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.House floor actions
  21. 2025-02-05Referred 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.House floor actions
  22. 2025-02-05Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  23. 2025-02-05Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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After it became law

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Nothing in the Federal Register names Public Law 119-55 yet (checked Oct 27, 2026). Many laws need no new rules: they set penalties, name a building, or fund something directly.