HR 970
· 119th Congress
· Armed Forces and National Security
Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025
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Became Public Law No: 119-54.
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Dec 12, 2025
signed
Signed by President.
Dec 12, 2025
signed
Became Public Law No: 119-54.
Dec 03, 2025
sent
Presented to President.
Nov 20, 2025
committee
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Nov 20, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2025
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8399-8400)
Nov 20, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 08, 2025
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Apr 07, 2025
floor
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 07, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1439-1441)
Apr 07, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 970.
Apr 07, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1440)
Apr 07, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1440)
Apr 07, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 06, 2025
committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Feb 04, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Feb 04, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Introduced in House
Feb 04, 2025
Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025
This bill 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.
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--- Engrossed (House)
+++ Enrolled
@@ -1,51 +1,52 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 970 Engrossed in House (EH)]
+[H.R. 970 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+H.R.970
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. R. 970
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
+
+AT THE FIRST SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five
+
+An Act
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.
+under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans'
+Group Life Insurance program, 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 ``Fairness for Servicemembers and
their Families Act of 2025''.
-
SEC. 2. PERIODIC REVIEW OF AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER
-SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP
-LIFE INSURANCE.
-
+SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE
+INSURANCE.
(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage
``(a) In General.--On January 1, 2026, and every five years
thereafter, the Secretary shall--
-``(1) complete a review of how the amount specified in
-section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) compares to the amount described in
-subsection (b); and
+``(1) complete a review of how the amount specified in section
+1967(a)(3)(A)(i) compares to the amount described in subsection
+(b); and
``(2) submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
-House of Representatives and the Senate the results of the
-review, which may serve as a guide for coverage increases
-within the existing administrative incremental structure.
+House of Representatives and the Senate the results of the review,
+which may serve as a guide for coverage increases within the
+existing administrative incremental structure.
``(b) Amount Described.--The amount described in this subsection is
the amount equal to--
``(1) $500,000; multiplied by
-``(2) the average percentage by which the Consumer Price
-Index changed during the five fiscal years preceding the review
-under subsection (a).
+``(2) the average percentage by which the Consumer Price Index
+changed during the five fiscal years preceding the review under
+subsection (a).
``(c) Consumer Price Index Defined.--In this section, the term
`Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
@@ -53,25 +54,9 @@
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 19 of such title is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1980A the following new item:
-
``1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage.''.
-Passed the House of Representatives April 7, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Clerk.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-H. R. 970
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-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.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.
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