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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.

Measure
H.R. 983 · 119th Congress
Latest action
December 12, 2025
Policy changes
1
Source
CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov

Became Public Law No: 119-55.

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Portrait of Derrick Van Orden

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)

No cosponsors. Introduced February 5, 2025.

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Provision 1

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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