Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026

This bill changes several veterans education benefit programs for people in apprenticeships or other on-the-job training. Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, it would set the monthly housing stipend for full-time apprentices equal to the military housing allowance for an E-5 with dependents in the area where the employer is located. Under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Selected Reserve education program, it would pay apprentices 100 percent of the monthly education allowance. In all three programs, it would exempt apprentices in construction occupations (Sector 23 of the North American Industry Classification System) from the rule that reduces benefits in months when they work fewer than the required hours.

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Sponsors

• Tim Sheehy Republican sponsor
• 6 cosponsors