# 119-hr-10654: PFB Act

119-hr-10654, PFB Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10654
- Congress: 119
- Title: PFB Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## 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.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Honorable discharge and VA benefits: benefit, high. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10654 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10654)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10654 (as of 2026-10-30).