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S 1299 118th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Government studies and investigations Life, casualty, property insurance Veterans' pensions and compensation

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024

Introduced: April 26, 2023 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 18, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 18, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7096)
Dec 17, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 17, 2024
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7096)
Dec 17, 2024
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,341 Cornyn, John In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 17, 2024
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to periodically review and report on the maximum coverage available under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs. Specifically, the VA must review such coverage amount every three years, taking into account the percentage increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the fiscal year ending during the preceding calendar year compared to the average of the CPI-U for FY2005.

What's happening now December 18, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2911 Identical bill Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1 Independent 1
R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 26, 2023
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 26, 2023
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 26, 2023
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Apr 26, 2023
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 26, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1299: Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1299/
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"S. 1299: Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1299/.
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S. 1299, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1299/.
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