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S. 489

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 489, the Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 6, 2025 by Sen. John Hoeven (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 489 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb489/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S489 IS: Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 489  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025   Mr. Hoeven  (for himself,  Mrs. Shaheen ,  Mr. Moran , and  Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025   or the   Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025  .
2.
Provision of tuition assistance to members of Air National Guard
The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a permanent program to pay, under section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, all or a portion of the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of a member of the Air National Guard who is in compliance with the training requirements under regulations prescribed under section 502(a) of title 32, United States Code.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Feb 6, 2025

sb489/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/06/2025)

Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025 or the Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to pay all or a portion of tuition or expenses at an educational institution for members of the Air National Guard who are in compliance with training requirements (i.e., required field exercises and drills).

Sponsors

Sen. John Hoeven (R) sponsors S. 489, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 489 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Feb 6, 2025

Actions

S. 489 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Feb 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 489 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 489, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 489 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 489 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 489’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s489/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 489 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Aviation and airports to Student aid and college costs.

s489/subjects.txt
Aviation and airportsHigher educationMilitary education and trainingNational Guard and reservesStudent aid and college costs

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com