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H.R. 6478

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6478, the Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 4, 2025 by Rep. Eric Sorensen (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Dec 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 6478 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb6478/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6478 IH: Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6478  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 4, 2025   Mr. Sorensen  (for himself,  Mr. Finstad , and  Mr. Graves ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025   or the   Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025  .
2.
Provision of tuition assistance to members of Air National Guard
The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a permanent program to pay, under section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, all or a portion of the charges of an educational institution for the tuition or expenses of a member of the Air National Guard who is in compliance with the training requirements under regulations prescribed under section 502(a) of title 32, United States Code.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Dec 4, 2025

hb6478/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (12/04/2025)

Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025 or the Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to pay all or a portion of tuition or expenses at an educational institution for members of the Air National Guard who are in compliance with training requirements (i.e., required field exercises and drills).

Sponsors

Rep. Eric Sorensen (D) sponsors H.R. 6478, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6478 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Dec 4, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6478 has taken 2 actions since Dec 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 6478 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6478, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 6478 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Air Guard STATUS Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Air Guard Standardizing Tuition Assistance To Unify the Services Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6478 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. 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 Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASteven Strobridge, Col, Delisted for 04/26/2013 Rene Campos, CDR, Delisted for 06/17/2013Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
APRIL VOGEL111
BRENDEN MCMAHON111
BRIAN KELLY111
JAMES O'BRIEN111
JENNIFER GOODALE111
JIMMY SANTOS111
KAREN RUEDISUELI111
RENE CAMPOS111
STEPHANIE ROSE111
TERRY WATERS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$446K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6478 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. 6478’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr6478/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6478, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 203 (Thursday, December 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SORENSEN:H.R. 6478.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H5052]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com