Service members can share school money with relatives.
H.R. 10693 — GI Bill Transferability Act · Filed by Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) · 7 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes the Post-9/11 GI Bill. It lets service members share their school money with relatives. The bill lowers how long someone must serve to at least six years. It lets people share money at any time. It removes rules that stopped some relatives from getting the money.
Who it affects
Service members and their relatives are affected. Service members who earned Post-9/11 GI Bill money can now share it with relatives. Relatives get more access to money for school.
One thing to notice
The bill makes it easier for more service members to share school money. More people may be able to share money after they leave the military.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
7 cosponsors: 6 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,415 characters) on Oct 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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