HB 865 — An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Educational Assistance Program, further providing for definitions, for eligibility and for recoupment of grant payments; and, in Military Family Education Program, further providing for definitions, for eligibility, for limitations and for recoupment of Military Family Education Program grant payments.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-11
Latest action: — Act No. 32 of 2025, July 7, 2025
Sponsors
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — sponsor · 2025-03-11
- Craig Williams (R, PA-160) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Sean Dougherty (D, PA-172) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Maureen E. Madden (D, PA-115) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Tarah Probst (D, PA-189) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Kristine C. Howard (D, PA-167) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Kristin Marcell (R, PA-178) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, PA-177) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Nancy Guenst (D, PA-152) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Melissa L. Shusterman (D, PA-157) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Mandy Steele (D, PA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Lisa A. Borowski (D, PA-168) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Malcolm Kenyatta (D, PA-181) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Nikki Rivera (D, PA-96) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Joanne Stehr (R, PA-107) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Liz Hanbidge (D, PA-61) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Steve Samuelson (D, PA-135) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- III John C. Inglis (D, PA-38) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Tina M. Davis (D, PA-141) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Jacklyn Rusnock (D, PA-126) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Donna Scheuren (R, PA-147) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Abigail Salisbury (D, PA-34) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Gina H. Curry (D, PA-164) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
- Carol Kazeem (D, PA-159) — cosponsor · 2025-03-11
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 11, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, March 19, 2025
- · house — First consideration, March 19, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, March 19, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, May 12, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, with amendments, May 13, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 13, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, May 14, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, May 14, 2025 (203-0)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, May 22, 2025
- · senate — Reported as amended, June 24, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, June 24, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, June 25, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2025
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, June 26, 2025
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (50-0)
- · senate — (Remarks see Senate Journal Page ), June 26, 2025
- · house — In the House
- · house — Referred to RULES, June 30, 2025
- · house — Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 30, 2025
- · house — House concurred in Senate amendments, June 30, 2025 (203-0)
- · house — Signed in House, June 30, 2025
- · senate — Signed in Senate, June 30, 2025
- — Presented to the Governor, July 1, 2025
- — Approved by the Governor, July 7, 2025
- — Act No. 32 of 2025, July 7, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 664-665), May 13, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 721-722), May 14, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 1168-1169), June 30, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 890
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 865
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY VENKAT, C. WILLIAMS, PIELLI, DOUGHERTY, HILL-
EVANS, MADDEN, PROBST, HOWARD, FREEMAN, MARCELL, SANCHEZ,
HOHENSTEIN, GUENST, CERRATO, SHUSTERMAN, STEELE, BOROWSKI,
KENYATTA, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, RIVERA, STEHR, HANBIDGE AND
SAMUELSON, MARCH 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 11, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in Military Family Education Program,
3 further providing for definitions, for eligibility, for
4 Military Family Education Program grants and for limitations.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The definition of "eligible member" in section
8 3210.1 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is
9 amended to read:
10 § 3210.1. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
12 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13 context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 * * *
15 "Eligible member." A member of the Pennsylvania National
16 Guard who [has completed an initial service obligation in the
17 Pennsylvania National Guard and] is eligible to enlist or
1 reenlist in the Pennsylvania National Guard for a period of six
2 years or, if a commissioned officer, is eligible to serve in the
3 Pennsylvania National Guard for [an additional] six years.
4 * * *
5 Section 2. Sections 3210.2(a)(2), 3210.4(a) and 3210.6 of
6 Title 51 are amended to read:
7 § 3210.2. Eligibility.
8 (a) General rule.--A family member is eligible to receive a
9 Military Family Education Program grant under this subchapter if
10 all of the following eligibility criteria are met:
11 * * *
12 (2) The eligible member accepted an obligation to serve
13 in the Pennsylvania National Guard for a period of six years
14 and has not accepted an obligation under Subchapter A
15 (relating to Educational Assistance Program) or this
16 subchapter for the same six-year period.
17 * * *
18 § 3210.4. Military Family Education Program grants.
19 (a) General rule.--From the funds appropriated for the
20 purposes of this subchapter, Military Family Education Program
21 grants shall be provided to eligible family members for the
22 purpose of pursuing an approved program of education. A Military
23 Family Education Program grant shall be treated as a benefit
24 earned by an eligible member for honorable service to the
25 country and this Commonwealth. A Military Family Education
26 Program benefit shall be renewable with each six-year service
27 commitment in the Pennsylvania National Guard.
28 * * *
29 § 3210.6. Limitations.
30 (a) General rule.--No eligible member shall be permitted to
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1 assign more than five academic years or their equivalent, as
2 determined by the agency for each benefit earned.
3 (b) Assignment of benefit.--[An] For each benefit earned, an
4 eligible member may assign a portion of the entire benefit or
5 the entire benefit by the number of credit hours per semester or
6 its equivalent, as determined by the agency, to one or more
7 family members, as the case may be.
8 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Outbound (5)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Rules Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 5 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Committees
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Abigail Salisbury (D, state_lower PA-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Carol Kazeem (D, state_lower PA-159) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Craig Williams (R, state_lower PA-160) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Donna Scheuren (R, state_lower PA-147) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Gina H. Curry (D, state_lower PA-164) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | III John C. Inglis (D, state_lower PA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jacklyn Rusnock (D, state_lower PA-126) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Joanne Stehr (R, state_lower PA-107) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, state_lower PA-177) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Kristin Marcell (R, state_lower PA-178) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Kristine C. Howard (D, state_lower PA-167) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Lisa A. Borowski (D, state_lower PA-168) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Liz Hanbidge (D, state_lower PA-61) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D, state_lower PA-181) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Mandy Steele (D, state_lower PA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Maureen E. Madden (D, state_lower PA-115) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Rules Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee · pa-leg