Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment Act increases and indexes the Post-9/11 GI Bill books and supplies stipend. It replaces the current $1,000 amount in two title 38 payment provisions with $1,400. It then adds an annual increase rule for fiscal year 2026 and each later fiscal year, requiring the Secretary to raise the stipend amounts by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the 12-month period ending June 30 before the fiscal year, compared with the prior 12-month period. The bill therefore both gives an immediate $400 increase and prevents the stipend from losing purchasing power as books, supplies, equipment, and other education costs rise.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans using Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits benefit from a higher books and supplies stipend. Student veterans at colleges and training programs benefit because the stipend rises from $1,000 to $1,400. Veterans in equipment-heavy programs benefit when the annual CPI adjustment helps keep up with required supplies. Campus veterans offices benefit from clearer inflation-indexed benefit amounts when advising students.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Veterans Affairs must update payment systems and apply annual CPI-based increases beginning in fiscal year 2026. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of the higher stipend and future inflation adjustments. VA education-benefits administrators must calculate and round annual increases to the nearest dollar. Program budget planners must forecast indexed benefit growth over time.
Key Provisions
- Increases the Post-9/11 GI Bill books and supplies stipend from $1,000 to $1,400.
- Requires annual CPI-based increases for fiscal year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year.
- Applies the increase to books, supplies, equipment, and other educational costs.
- Requires VA to update education-benefit payment systems and annual calculations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Raises the Post-9/11 GI Bill stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other educational costs from $1,000 to $1,400 and requires annual CPI-based increases beginning in fiscal year 2026.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Education Benefits, Inflation Adjustment
Primary Purpose
Raises the Post-9/11 GI Bill stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other educational costs from $1,000 to $1,400 and requires annual CPI-based increases beginning in fiscal year 2026.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Veterans using Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits
- Student veterans
- Veterans in equipment-heavy programs
- Campus veterans offices
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Federal taxpayers
- VA education-benefits administrators
- Program budget planners
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H924-925)
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