Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025
Key claim: The Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025 requires VA to disapprove educational institutions that charge Selected Reserve GI Bill users more than in-state tuition when those students reside in the state where the school is located.
Abstract
(HR983 · 119th Congress) 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. Latest action (2025-12-12): Became Public Law No: 119-55.
Why this matters
Tuition fairness rules determine whether veterans and reservists using GI Bill benefits can afford in-state public college pricing regardless of technical residency classifications. Extending the protection to Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve users equalizes treatment across GI Bill programs and shifts compliance obligations onto institutions, which risk losing GI Bill approval if they overcharge covered students. The change affects a narrower population than the Post-9/11 GI Bill but removes a longstanding disparity in federal veterans education policy.