House Bill
H.R. 4540
Military Family GI Bill Promise Act
Primary Sponsor
Eugene Vindman
D - VA
Cosponsors
2
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Summary
This bill makes it easier for service members to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to spouses and children. Currently, members must be actively serving to transfer benefits. This bill allows transfers after separation from service, and adds a new eligibility pathway for those with 10 years of service (6+ in Armed Forces) even without a 4-year commitment.
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
See this page through your district lens
Enter ZIP to personalize representatives and vote context.
Stay on top of this issue
Subscribe for weekly bill and representative updates.
Vote Prediction
Military Family GI Bill Promise Act
This bill makes it easier for service members to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to spouses and children. Currently, members must be actively serving to transfer benefits. This bill allows transfers after separation from service, and adds a
Community Breakdown
Pass
0%
Fail
0%
0 predictions
This bill makes it easier for service members to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to spouses and children. Currently, members must be actively serving to transfer benefits. This bill allows transfers after separation from service, and adds a new eligibility pathway for those with 10 years of service (6+ in Armed Forces) even without a 4-year commitment.
- Bill Number
- 4540
- Introduced
- 12/19/2025
- Status
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
Data from Congress.gov
Fact Sheet
- Title
- Military Family GI Bill Promise Act
- Bill Number
- 4540
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced
- 12/19/2025
- Summary
- This bill makes it easier for service members to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to spouses and children. Currently, members must be actively serving to transfer benefits. This bill allows transfers after separation from service, and adds a new eligibility pathway for those with
Data from Congress.gov
Public Opinions
Community submissions related to this bill.
No public opinions yet. Be the first to submit one for this bill.
Related Bills in Armed Forces and National Security
Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
A resolution designating April 5, 2025, as "Gold Star Wives Day".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in elementary and secondary schools.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
SAFE Supply Chains Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.