Purple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2025

Summary

Purple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2025 This bill authorizes certain Purple Heart recipients to elect to transfer to one or more eligible dependents (e.g., a spouse or child) unused portions of such recipients’ entitlement to Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance. This authority specifically applies to veterans who are awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces occurring on or after September 11, 2001, and who have been discharged or released from active service. Under the bill, the total number of months of entitlement transferred by a Purple Heart recipient may not exceed 36 months. Additionally, the Purple Heart recipient may modify or revoke any unused portion of the transferred entitlement by submitting written notice. A transferred entitlement may not be treated as marital property or marital assets in divorce or other civil proceedings. The death of the Purple Heart recipient must not affect the use of the entitlement by the individual who receives the transferred entitlement. In the event of an overpayment of educational assistance, the Purple Heart recipient and the transferee of the entitlement must be held jointly and severally liable for the amount. The bill requires the VA and DOD to coordinate to facilitate the transfer of entitlements under the bill.

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Timeline

1. 30 January 2025

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 December 2025

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.

   Source: Committee

4. 18 March 2026

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

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• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 January 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 30 January 2025

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Sponsors

• Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, and for other purposes.