PRIA Logo™
119-hr-3641119th CongressWALLET

Wounded Warrior Bill of Rights Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would strengthen chain-of-command control and guarantee new due-process rights for wounded service members facing medical separation under the Department of Defense’s disability system. It focuses authority on the military departments and creates a separate appeal path inside the chain of command.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Command control and faster appeals for injured service members

If enacted, your service’s Secretary would keep final say on fitness while you are in disability evaluation. Outside doctors could examine you, but your chain of command would control the process, not the Defense Health Agency. Your commander could pause or pull your case if rules were not followed. You would keep your service’s due‑process rights the whole time. Within 90 days of enactment, DoD would have to add a new appeal. At your request, you could get a full and fair hearing by your Secretary. Your commander must process it. The decision must finish within 90 days from when you start the appeal. If denied, review could go up to the general court‑martial convening authority. This appeal would be in addition to any IDES appeals.

Who counts as a Wounded Warrior

If enacted, the bill would define a “Wounded Warrior” as a service member being processed for medical separation in the disability evaluation system. It would also define “Secretary concerned” and name the Armed Services Committees as the “appropriate congressional committees.” These terms would guide how this section applies.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation