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119-hr-10654119th CongressWALLET

PFB Act

Sponsored By: Representative Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3]

In Committee

Summary

This bill would require that service members separated solely for pseudofolliculitis barbae receive an _honorable discharge_. It would also stop the Department of Veterans Affairs from denying benefits to those members for failing to meet the minimum active‑duty service requirement.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Honorable discharge and VA benefits

If enacted, the bill would require the military Secretary to give an honorable discharge when PFB is the only reason. It would also bar the Department of Veterans Affairs from denying VA-administered benefits solely because the member did not meet the minimum active-duty service requirement in 38 U.S.C. §5303A. The change would apply only when PFB is the sole basis for separation and the bill includes no new funding or effective date.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

  • Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

  • Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

  • Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 10/6/2026

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 10/22/2026

Roll Call Votes

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