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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.
- Measure
- H.R. 970 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- December 12, 2025
- Policy changes
- 1
- Source
- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-54.
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Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10)Joined by 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from the day it was introduced. Introduced February 4, 2025.
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- Rep. Keith Self (R-TX-3) · original
- Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25)
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Provision 1
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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