# 119-hr-970: Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

119-hr-970, Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-970
- As of: 2026-07-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-970
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**CPI-based periodic review of SGLI and VGLI maximum coverage.** This law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to compare the automatic maximum coverage amount to a Consumer Price Index adjusted benchmark on January 1, 2026 and every five years after. - Servicemembers and veterans: The law sets a CPI-linked benchmark equal to $500,000 multiplied by the five-year average change in the Consumer Price Index. That benchmark is used to compare and to guide potential increases to automatic coverage within the existing administrative increment rules. - Families: Periodic reviews aim to keep automatic payouts more in line with inflation so benefits better match rising living costs. - Department of Veterans Affairs and Congress: VA must complete the review on January 1, 2026 and every five years thereafter and submit the results to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees for consideration.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Regular inflation review of military life insurance: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, VA reviews the maximum for group life insurance for servicemembers and veterans every five years. VA compares the current maximum to a number tied to inflation. That number equals $500,000 times the average percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consu…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-970 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/970)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [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-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-970 (as of 2026-07-25).