H.R. 970 · 119th Congress

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 4, 2025 by Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-54.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-54
Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to periodically review the automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Government studies and investigations
  • Life, casualty, property insurance
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 12, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 4, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Mar 6, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  5. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1439-1441)
  7. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 970.
  8. Apr 7, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1440)
  9. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1440)
  10. Apr 7, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Apr 8, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  12. Nov 20, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Nov 20, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Nov 20, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Nov 20, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8399-8400)
  16. Nov 20, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. Dec 3, 2025Presented to President.
  18. Dec 3, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Dec 12, 2025Signed by President.
  20. Dec 12, 2025Signed by President.
  21. Dec 12, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-54.
  22. Dec 12, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-54.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.