{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-1836","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 1836","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-03-11","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-01-12","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h6","question":"On Passage","title":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act","result":"Passed","yea":287,"nay":135,"present":0,"not_voting":10,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll006.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","date":"2022-01-13"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[{"number":"H.Amdt. 152","sponsor":"Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]","purpose":"Amendment sought to replace the base text of the bill with a fully paid-for expansion of GI Bill benefits to members of the Guard and Reserve who are on Federal Active Duty orders for missions other than training.","result":"Failed","date":"2022-01-12","yea":198,"nay":225,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll004.xml"}],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2022-01-12","question":"On Agreeing to the Amendment","title":"","result":"Failed","yea":198,"nay":225,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"kind":"amendment","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll004.xml"},{"chamber":"house","date":"2022-01-12","question":"On Motion to Recommit","title":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act","result":"Failed","yea":204,"nay":219,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll005.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-01-12","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance and addresses other Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and benefits. Specifically, the bill expands the type of duty that is eligible for such educational assistance."},{"k":"p","t":"Beginning on August 1, 2025, types of duty eligible for educational assistance benefits include (1) active duty for training performed by a member of the Armed Forces on or after this date, and (2) active duty for training occurring before this date only if the individual is a member on or after this date. Furthermore, beginning on August 1, 2032, duty eligible for these benefits includes active or inactive duty training performed by a member of the Armed Forces before, on, or after August 1, 2032."},{"k":"p","t":"Educational assistance eligibility for individuals who performed qualifying types of duty as provided in the bill before August 1, 2025, expires on the latter of (1) August 1, 2040, or (2) the end of the 15-year period after their discharge or release from the Armed Forces. For individuals who performed such duty on or after August 1, 2025, educational assistance eligibility does not expire. Furthermore, the bill provides for the expiration of eligibility applicable to individuals subject to two different periods of eligible duty."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also makes adjustments to certain loan fees under the VA home loan program, including the fee for an interest rate reduction refinancing loan."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the VA must provide information to new veterans that includes a description of the medical care, services, and other benefits they are entitled to through the VA."}],"words":268},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Adds \"other qualifying duty\", which includes active duty for training and later inactive duty training, to the service that counts for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and also changes certain VA home loan fees and the information given to new veterans.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H30B2A62E8FFF4E25BAEC145ECFBC2EBA"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#HED7092696D2B472D8241B9EECCDF6D38"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H30A81C191B574B319922C619653041A1"}]},"core_areas":["Post-9/11 Educational Assistance eligibility for Reserve and National Guard training duty","Time limits for using Post-9/11 educational assistance entitlement","VA home loan fees","Information given to new veterans about VA benefits"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Defines \"other qualifying duty\" as active duty for training performed by a member of the Armed Forces from August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2032, and, on or after August 1, 2032, as active duty for training or inactive duty training.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H30B2A62E8FFF4E25BAEC145ECFBC2EBA"}},{"text":"Amends section 3311(b) of title 38 so that other qualifying duty counts as service for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance entitlement.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H30B2A62E8FFF4E25BAEC145ECFBC2EBA"}},{"text":"Provides that entitlement based on other qualifying duty performed before August 1, 2025 expires on the later of 15 years after discharge or release, or August 1, 2040.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H30B2A62E8FFF4E25BAEC145ECFBC2EBA"}},{"text":"Provides that entitlement based on other qualifying duty performed on or after August 1, 2025 does not expire.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H30B2A62E8FFF4E25BAEC145ECFBC2EBA"}},{"text":"Changes the date in the VA home loan fee table from January 14, 2031 to October 1, 2031, and sets interest rate reduction refinancing loan fees at 0.85 for loans closed on or after July 1, 2022 and before October 1, 2030, and 0.50 for other periods.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#HED7092696D2B472D8241B9EECCDF6D38"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in information to new veterans a description of medical care and services under chapter 17 of title 38, including community care, mental health care and the Veterans Crisis Line, and care relating to military sexual trauma.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh#H30A81C191B574B319922C619653041A1"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-01-12","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-1836.png","v":"9768b21a6fdc","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1836, 117th Congress: Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021. House: 287 Yea, 135 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 12 Jan 2022."}}