# 119-hr-6813: VA Insurance Improvement Act

119-hr-6813, VA Insurance Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6813
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Insurance Improvement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands veterans' life insurance eligibility.** The bill would remove the service‑connected disability requirement and allow veterans to apply for VA life insurance before age 81, add the Space Force to traumatic injury life insurance, and require VA to set up a reimbursement process for Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance administrative costs. - Veterans and families: Veterans who are not service‑connected disabled could be eligible for Veterans Affairs life insurance and may apply up until they reach 81 years of age. - VA operations: The Department of Veterans Affairs would have to identify administrative costs for Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance and reimburse its General Operating Expenses and information technology accounts from the Veterans Insurance and Indemnities appropriation. - Space Force members: Members of the Space Force would be added to the list of those eligible for Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI).

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA life insurance for veterans: benefit, high. This bill would expand a VA life insurance program by removing the requirement that you be "service-disabled." If you apply for this insurance before you turn 81, you would be eligible under the revised rule. The bill would also renumber and update internal cross-references in the statute.
- Space Force added to TSGLI: benefit, medium. This bill would add the U.S. Space Force to the list of services eligible for Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. If you are a Space Force member, your family would be able to receive the same TSGLI payments other uniformed services get. The change would take effect upon enactment.
- Reimburse VA mortgage life costs: mixed, low. This bill would require the VA each fiscal year to calculate administrative costs for Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance. The VA would reimburse its General Operating Expenses and IT accounts from the "Veterans Insurance and Indemnities" appropriation account. The bill does not set specific dollar a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6813 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6813)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6813 (as of 2026-04-21).