WISER Act of 2025
The WISER Act of 2025 provides automatic discharge status upgrades and a $25,000 one-time payment to eligible female veterans involuntarily separated from military service between April 1951 and February 1976 under Executive Order 10240. It directly affects women veterans who served during that period and were separated due to pregnancy, childbirth, or childcare responsibilities. The bill establishes two programs: one to upgrade discharge status (treating veterans as if they completed their service) and another to pay $25,000 to eligible veterans or their surviving spouses if the veteran dies after enactment. Eligibility is automatic for those separated under Executive Order 10240, with additional consideration for veterans who had childbirth-related events within 10 months of separation.
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Introduction
Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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