# 119-hr-1014: Specialist Joey Lenz Act of 2025

119-hr-1014, Specialist Joey Lenz Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1014
- Congress: 119
- Title: Specialist Joey Lenz Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Regular, expanded health checks for service members.** This bill would require the Department of Defense to add specific tests to routine health assessments, including annual sports physicals, electrocardiograms, and blood work, beginning in 2026. - Members of the Armed Forces would be covered by the expanded periodic health assessments and could receive additional tests the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. - The statute requires periodic evaluations tied to burn pit exposure and to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and it incorporates other tests already required by law. - The Secretary of Defense would oversee implementation starting in 2026 and may add tests as needed; the bill contains no funding or enforcement provisions.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More yearly health tests for service members: benefit, low. If enacted, starting in 2026, DoD would add yearly screenings to service members' periodic health assessments. Service members would get a sports physical, an electrocardiogram, and blood work. The blood work would include a comprehensive metabolic panel and a complete blood count. TSH and BNP test…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1014 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1014)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1014 (as of 2026-09-21).