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HR 3436 108th Congress House

Raheen Tyson Heighter Life Insurance for America's Troops Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the Government to pay for the cost of premiums for Servicemembers Group Life Insurance for the first $100,000 of coverage.

Introduced: May 5, 2004 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Finance and Financial SectorGovernment life insuranceInsurance premiumsVeterans' benefits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 13, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Nov 4, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 4, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 13, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Raheen Tyson Heighter Life Insurance for America's Troops Act - Amends the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance Program for active-duty military personnel to allow premium deductions from basic pay only for coverage in excess of $100,000 (thereby effectively requiring the Government to provide the cost of the first $100,000 of such coverage).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 5, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 18, 2004
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 18, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3436: Raheen Tyson Heighter Life Insurance for America's Troops Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3436/
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"H.R. 3436: Raheen Tyson Heighter Life Insurance for America's Troops Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3436/.
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