# 119-hr-5982: Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act

119-hr-5982, Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5982
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would exclude military retirement pay from being treated as a social insurance payment under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.** It would do this by referencing the tax code's “qualified military benefit” definition and leave other funding, eligibility, and enforcement rules in the Act unchanged.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Military pay won't cut railroad unemployment: benefit, low. If you get Railroad Unemployment Insurance and also receive a qualified military benefit (like military retirement pay), your military pay would not be counted as another social insurance payment. That means your railroad unemployment checks could be reduced less or not at all. This applies only to…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-4457: Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5982 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5982)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-4457: Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4457)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5982 (as of 2026-04-21).