HR10717Referred to Committee

Wigs for Warriors Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-10-01
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Eugene Simon Vindman
Eugene Simon Vindman
Democrat · VA · Representative
Votes with party: 91.2% (668 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Veterans$4,000k

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-10-01

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10717 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10717 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide wigs to TRICARE beneficiaries with alopecia, including alopecia caused by chemotherapy, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2026 Mr. Vindman (for himself and Ms. Pressley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide wigs to TRICARE beneficiaries with alopecia, including alopecia caused by chemotherapy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wigs for Warriors Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE WIGS TO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH COVERED CONDITIONS. Section 1074c of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``resulting from the treatment of a malignant disease may'' and inserting ``caused by a health condition other than androgenic alopecia, or the treatment of a health condition, shall''; and (2) by striking ``if the person has not previously been furnished one''. <all>
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