What it does
SourcedPurple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2025
This bill authorizes certain Purple Heart recipients to elect to transfer to one or more eligible dependents (e.g., a spouse or child) unused portions of such recipients’ entitlement to Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance. This authority specifically applies to veterans who are awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces occurring on or after September 11, 2001, and who have been discharged or released from active service.
Under the bill, the total number of months of entitlement transferred by a Purple Heart recipient may not exceed 36 months. Additionally, the Purple Heart recipient may modify or revoke any unused portion of the transferred entitlement by submitting written notice.
A transferred entitlement may not be treated as marital property or marital assets in divorce or other civil proceedings.
The death of the Purple Heart recipient must not affect the use of the entitlement by the individual who receives the transferred entitlement.
In the event of an overpayment of educational assistance, the Purple Heart recipient and the transferee of the entitlement must be held jointly and severally liable for the amount.
The bill requires the VA and DOD to coordinate to facilitate the transfer of entitlements under the bill.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Jan 30, 2025).
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What has happened
Sourced- Mar 18, 2026Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.Senate
- Dec 10, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.Senate
- Jan 30, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Senate
- Jan 30, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress
Cosponsors
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- John Boozman R-AR
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Steve Daines R-MT
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Angus S. King, Jr. I-ME
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Rick Scott R-FL
- Thom Tillis R-NC
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- Ron Wyden D-OR