Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 970) to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to periodically review the automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 970 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PERIODIC REVIEW OF AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 1980B. Periodic review of automatic maximum coverage ``(a) In General.--On January 1, 2026, and every five years thereafter, the Secretary shall-- ``(1) complete a review of how the amount specified in section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) compares to the amount described in subsection (b); and ``(2) submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate the results of the review, which may serve as a guide for coverage increases within the existing administrative incremental structure.…
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