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Military Family GI Bill Promise Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability of an individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such benefits to dependents.
Summary
This bill expands eligibility for transferring Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to dependents. It allows separated military members, not just active-duty members, to transfer their benefits to family members. The bill removes the requirement that benefit transfers must occur only while the service member is actively serving in the Armed Forces. Service members with at least 10 years of service, including at least 6 years in the Armed Forces, become eligible to transfer benefits at any time.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
Actions (3)
- Dec 19, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. · house
- Jul 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jul 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Mills) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability of an individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such benefits to dependents.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Military Family GI Bill Promise Act”.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO POST-9/11 EDUCATION BENEFITS TO TRANSFER SUCH BENEFITS TO DEPENDENTS.
Section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “(including a member who has separated from the uniformed services)” after “any member of the uniformed services”;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
“(2) 10 years of service in the uniformed services, at least six of which were in the Armed Forces; or”;
(2) in subsection (f)(1)—
(A) by striking “and except as provided in subsection (k) or (l),”; and
(B) by striking “only while serving as a member of the Armed Forces when the transfer is executed” and inserting “at any time”; and
(3) in subsection (k), by striking “, notwithstanding whether the individual is serving as a member of the Armed Forces when such transfer is executed”. <all>
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