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Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act of 2005

Introduced: July 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 27, 2005
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Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act of 2005 - Provides financial services and life insurance consumer education for members of the Armed Forces and their spouses, which shall be provided as a component of initial entry and recurring training. (Such training shall include information on financial services marketing practices that are particularly prevalent at a military installation and vicinity.)

Provides financial services counseling for members of the Armed Forces, and upon request, for their spouses. Requires a full-time trained counselor at installations with at least 750 assigned personnel, and other counseling at smaller installations.

Requires counselors to provide members or spouses with information on Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance when providing information on private sector life insurance. Prohibits junior enlisted members (members of the Armed Forces in pay grades E-1 through E-4) from paying for private sector insurance through pay allotments without a written certification of counseling.

What's happening now July 27, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1028 Related bill Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act of 2005
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Jul 27, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3472: Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3472/
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"H.R. 3472: Military Personnel Financial Services Education Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3472/.
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H.R. 3472, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3472/.
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