{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://strickland.house.gov/2025/12/15/strickland-military-life-insurance-bill-becomes-law/", "Strickland Military Life Insurance Bill Becomes Law", "2025-12-15", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Marilyn Strickland", "S001159", "strickland.house.gov", "strickland", "https://strickland.house.gov/category/press_release/", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland\u2019s (WA-10), Fairness for Servicemembers and Their Families Act of 2025, became law. The legislation ensures life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans will account for changes in the economy. The Senate version of the bill was led by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX).\n\n\u201cOur servicemembers put their lives on the line for their country and we must protect the well-being of their families in the event of a tragedy,\u201d said Strickland. \u201cThis new law makes it clear that our nation will always stand by our military families.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe need to make sure service members, veterans, and their families have the financial support they need and deserve,\u201d said Senator Cornyn. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to President Trump for his unwavering support of our brave men and women in uniform and for signing this bill into law, which will help ensure the Veterans Affairs Department can offer competitive life insurance packages that keep pace with the current cost of living.\u201d\n\nThe bill improves the financial safety net for veterans, servicemembers, and their families by helping to ensure coverage amounts for the Servicemembers\u2019 Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and the Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) account for changes in economic trends.\n\nOriginally introduced in 2023 by Strickland, Fairness for Servicemembers and Their Families passed the House in the 118th Congress. Strickland reintroduced the legislation during the 119th Congress with Keith Self (TX-03) and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Angus King (I-ME). The bill then passed the Senate, before being signed into law by the President on Friday, December 12, 2025.\n\nCongresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She is Whip of the New Democrat Coalition, Secretary of the Congressional Black Caucus, and is one of the first Korean-American women elected to Congress.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://strickland.house.gov/2025/12/15/strickland-military-life-insurance-bill-becomes-law/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3770279474556446, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}