HR 970 United States House · 119th Congress

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Nov 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Nov 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Dec 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed in House → Enrolled Bill · 2 edits

MINOR

The transition from the Engrossed in House version to the Enrolled Bill version of HR 970 involves only formatting and structural changes consistent with standard legislative enrollment procedures. The substantive policy content - requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review SGLI and VGLI automatic maximum coverage every five years starting January 1, 2026, using a CPI-adjusted $500,000 benchmark - is unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Standard enrolled bill formatting was applied: addition of Congress session header, 'Be it enacted' preamble language, and Speaker/Vice President signature lines at the end.

The short title was removed as a standalone numbered section and incorporated into the enrolled format as Section 1 with standard capitalization and quotation marks.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Dec 12, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Nov 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8399-8400)

upper

Nov 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Nov 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1440)

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors