The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
HR 970 Signed into law

Sponsored by Marilyn Strickland (D)

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

Orders VA to review military life insurance coverage limits every five years based on inflation.

Tradeoff

Requires the Veterans Affairs Department to assess whether maximum coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) keeps pace with inflation. No new spending is authorized.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on April 7, 2025. Passed the Senate by on November 20, 2025, and was signed into law on December 12, 2025.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 4, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Feb 4, 2025)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 7, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Veterans' Affairs(Apr 8, 2025)

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 20, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Discharged(Nov 20, 2025)

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 3, 2025)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Dec 12, 2025)