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S. 972

U.S. Senate•Senate Floor Calendar

Summary

S. 972, the Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 11, 2025 by Sen. Jim Banks (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Dec 9, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.

Record

Text

S. 972 has 2 co-sponsors.

sb972/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S972 IS: Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-11
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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. 972  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 11, 2025   Mr. Banks  (for himself and  Mr. Gallego ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025  .
2.
Repayment of members of the Armed Forces for contributions toward Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
(a)
In general
Section 3327(f)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking  together  and all that follows through  (as applicable), .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2025.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-11
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Mar 11, 2025

sb972/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (03/11/2025)

Fairness in Veterans’ Education Act of 2025

This bill modifies the process for repaying service members and veterans who paid to keep benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, but later chose to utilize Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue the repayments with the last monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. This requirement has limited the repayments to individuals who are receiving stipends. Under the bill, the VA must make such a repayment before the exhaustion of the individual's entitlement to education assistance.

Sponsors

Sen. Jim Banks (R) sponsors S. 972, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 972 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · Dec 9, 2025

Actions

S. 972 has taken 5 actions since Mar 11, 2025, the latest on Dec 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 9, 2025
Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Dec 9, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
Jul 30, 2025
Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Mar 11, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Mar 11, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 972 has not gone to a roll call.

4 bills are related to S. 972.

Titles

S. 972 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 972, the latest on Sep 8, 2025.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named S. 972 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY116
JEREMY VILLANUEVA116
JON RETZER116
JULIE HOWELL116
MORGAN BROWN116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
ANTHONYA JAMES114
JOY ILEM114
LISA ELIJAH114
ANTHONYA HOLLINS112
DANICA GONZALVES112
JENNIFER HUNT112
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112
ROSCOE BUTLER112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$88.6K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 972 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 972’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s972/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. 972 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Higher education to Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

s972/subjects.txt
Higher educationMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com