H.R. 2720

Summary

H.R. 2720, the Gold Star Family Education Parity Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 8, 2025 by Rep. Timothy Kennedy (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and last saw action on Jun 11, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 2720 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2720 IH: Gold Star Family Education Parity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-08
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2720  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 8, 2025   Mr. Kennedy of New York  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the termination of a certain educational assistance program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Gold Star Family Education Parity Act  .
2.
Termination of authority for certain educational assistance program
(a)
Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance
 Chapter 35  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
VIII
Termination
3571.
Termination of authority
(a)
In general
The authority to provide educational assistance under this chapter shall terminate on August 1, 2029.
(b)
Eligibility for post-9/11 educational assistance
An individual who is no longer eligible for educational assistance under this chapter pursuant to subsection (a) shall be entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33 of this title in the same manner as if the individual had elected to receive educational assistance under section 3327 of this title, notwithstanding the restrictions on crediting service under section 3322(h)(1) of this title, but subject to the limitations under section 3327(d)(2) of this title.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
Subchapter VIII–Termination
3571. Termination of authority.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the termination of a certain educational assistance program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Timothy Kennedy (D) sponsors H.R. 2720, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Timothy Kennedy

Rep. · D–NY-26 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 8, 2025

Steve Cohen

Rep. · D–TN-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 8, 2025

Zoe Lofgren

Rep. · D–CA-18 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 17, 2025

Frank Mrvan

Rep. · D–IN-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 2720 went before 2 committees: Economic Opportunity Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 11, 2025 · 65 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Apr 8, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2720 has taken 4 actions since Apr 8, 2025, the latest on Jun 11, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2720 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2720 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Gold Star Family Education Parity Act — Display Title
• Gold Star Family Education Parity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the termination of a certain educational assistance program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2720 in 11 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 Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Health Issues, Agriculture, Environment/Superfund, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2720 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2720’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2720 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Family relationships to Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2720, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY of New York:H.R. 2720.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3, Section 8, Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H1508]

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