H.R. 4540

Summary

H.R. 4540, the Military Family GI Bill Promise Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 17, 2025 by Rep. Eugene Vindman (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and last saw action on Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Record

Text

H.R. 4540 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4540 IH: Military Family GI Bill Promise Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4540  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 17, 2025   Mr. Vindman  (for himself and  Mr. Mills ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability of an individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such benefits to dependents.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Military Family GI Bill Promise Act  .
2.
Expansion of ability of an individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such benefits to dependents
Section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting  (including a member who has separated from the uniformed services)  after  any member of the uniformed services ;
(B)
in paragraph (1), by striking  ; or  and inserting a semicolon;
(C)
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(D)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
(2)
10 years of service in the uniformed services, at least six of which were in the Armed Forces; or
 ;
(2)
in subsection (f)(1)—
(A)
by striking  and except as provided in subsection (k) or (l), ; and
(B)
by striking  only while serving as a member of the Armed Forces when the transfer is executed  and inserting  at any time ; and
(3)
in subsection (k), by striking  , notwithstanding whether the individual is serving as a member of the Armed Forces when such transfer is executed .

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability of an individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such benefits to dependents.

Sponsors

Rep. Eugene Vindman (D) sponsors H.R. 4540, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 17, 2025

Cory Mills

Rep. · R–FL-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 17, 2025 · Original

Barry Moore

Rep. · R–AL-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 8, 2025

Gus Bilirakis

Rep. · R–FL-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 2, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 4540 went before 2 committees: Economic Opportunity Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Referred to · Dec 19, 2025 · 65 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Jul 17, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4540 has taken 3 actions since Jul 17, 2025, the latest on Dec 19, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4540 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4540 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Military Family GI Bill Promise Act — Display Title
• Military Family GI Bill Promise Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the ability of an individual entitled to Post-9/11 education benefits to transfer such benefits to dependents. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4540 in 7 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 Veterans, Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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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. 4540 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4540’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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