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119th Congress · 2025–2027
H.R. 970

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

Armed Forces and National Security House 2 cosponsors
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-54. · December 12, 2025
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What this bill does

Congressional Research Service · Official summary · Last checked October 12, 2026

Summary for Public Law

December 12, 2025 · Summary last updated June 15, 2026

A later version of the bill text is on file (December 13, 2025). This summary describes an earlier legislative action.

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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.

Other summary versions on file (1)
  • Introduced in House · February 4, 2025

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Public Law 119-54

Became Public Law No: 119-54.

Recorded December 12, 2025, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
Committee Veterans' Affairs Committee
Recorded votes None taken
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Vote Files, "H.R. 970 (119th Congress): Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025," last checked Oct. 11, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-hr970

APA

Vote Files. (2026, October 11). H.R. 970 (119th Congress): Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-hr970

Chicago

Vote Files. "H.R. 970 (119th Congress): Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025." Last modified October 11, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-hr970.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{H.R. 970 (119th Congress): Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-119-hr970}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-119-hr970; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/970; last checked October 11, 2026; accessed October 15, 2026}
}
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On the record

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