118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1299Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to periodically review the automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Apr 26, 2023
Last action Dec 18, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Apr 26, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Apr 26, 2023
Veterans' Affairs
Step 3
Committee
Dec 17, 2024
Step 4
Senate
Dec 17, 2024
Passed Senate w/ Changes
Step 5
House floor
Moves to House
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsEngrossed in Senate
Timeline · 8 actions
Dec 18, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 18, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 17, 2024
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 17, 2024
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Dec 17, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.