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HR970Enacted into Law

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
Passed Both
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-04
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Marilyn Strickland
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat · WA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (593 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001159

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Keith Self (R-TX-3)Original· 2025-02-04
  • Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25)· 2025-04-21

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Became Public Law No: 119-54.

2025-12-12

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsDischarged From · 2025-11-20
  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-04

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeDischarged From · 2025-11-20
  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-08
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-04-08
  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-04

Plain-English Summary

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025 This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to periodically review and report on the maximum coverage available under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs. Specifically, the VA must review such coverage amount every five years, taking into account the average percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased in the five fiscal years preceding the review.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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