Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act

Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend school entirely online currently receive only 50% of the housing stipend that in-person students get. This bill would eliminate that penalty and give online students the full housing allowance, effective August 2025. For a veteran taking classes remotely more than half-time, that could mean hundreds of extra dollars a month. The change recognizes that online education has become a mainstream path, not a lesser one, and that veterans still have living expenses regardless of how their classes are delivered.