Restoration for the Families of the Fallen Act

Bill: 116-hr-1758
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Life, casualty, property insurance

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restoration for the Families of the Fallen Act</b></p> <p>This bill retroactively applies a mandatory increase in coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for members deployed to combat theaters of operation on or after November 1, 2006. Such increase shall apply for the period of the deployment, regardless of whether the member elected for less coverage or no coverage.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1758 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2019 Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To provide for the retroactive application of the mandatory increase in insurance coverage under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for members of the Armed Forces deployed to combat theaters of operation.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Restoration for the Families of the Fallen Act . 2. Retroactive application of increase in insurance coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for certain members of the Armed Forces Subparagraph (D) of section 1967(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 625 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 132 Stat. 1801), shall apply with respect to deployments to a combat theater of operations occurring on or after November 1, 2006.