Federal / 119th Congress
Public Law 119-55 (H.R. 983) Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act: adds chapter 1606 users to the federal in-state tuition rule
Signed December 12, 2025. Adds users of the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve under 10 U.S.C. chapter 1606 to the covered individuals in 38 U.S.C. 3679(c), for academic periods beginning on or after August 1, 2026.
Progress
Path to law: Act of Congress
- Introduced Done, House
- In committee Done, House Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services
- Passed one chamber Done, House, voice vote under suspension
- Passed both chambers Done, Senate, unanimous consent, without amendment
- Signed by the President Done,
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Derrick Van Orden
What it touches
- 38 U.S.C. § 3679(c)
Catalog entries (26)
- Arkansas In-State Tuition for Veterans, Service Members and Families
- Colorado In-State Tuition for Veterans and Military Families
- Connecticut Public College Tuition Waiver for Wartime Veterans
- Delaware In-State Tuition for Military Spouses and Children
- Education Benefits for Veterans in American Samoa
- Free Tuition at the University of the Virgin Islands
- Free University of Puerto Rico Tuition for Veterans and Half Price for Family
- Guam Veterans Higher Education Benefits Act
- In-State Tuition for Veterans at the University of the District of Columbia
- Indiana Resident Tuition for Veterans, Their Families and Guard Members
- Iowa Resident Tuition for Veterans, Service Members and Their Families
- Kentucky In-State Tuition Rates for Nonresident Veterans and Guard Members
- Massachusetts Public Higher Education Tuition Waiver for Veterans
- Minnesota Higher Education Fairness for Veterans
- Mississippi In-State Tuition for Nonresident Veterans and Military Families
- Missouri In-State Tuition and Academic Credit for Military Service
- Nebraska In-State Tuition for Veterans and Their Families
- North Carolina In-State Tuition for Service Members and Veterans
- Oregon Resident Tuition for Veterans and Military Families
- South Carolina In-State Tuition for a Veteran and Dependents
- South Dakota Resident Tuition for Veterans and Military Families
- Tennessee In-State Tuition for Veterans Using VA Education Benefits
- Utah Resident Tuition for Veterans and Military Families
- West Virginia In-State Tuition for Nonresident Veterans
- What the Northern Mariana Islands Does Not Offer Veterans
- Wisconsin GI Bill: Fee Remission for Spouses and Children
Official record
Read Public Law 119-55 (H.R. 983) on the jurisdiction's own record