Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 30, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-80.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2005
- Passed HouseJul 26, 2005
- Passed SenateSep 27, 2005
- To the PresidentSep 29, 2005
- Became lawSep 30, 2005Public Law 109-80
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 27, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005 - Repeals, as of August 31, 2005, section 1012 of Division A of P.L. 109-13 which increased the maximum amount of coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program to $400,000 and, for members serving in certain areas or operations, allowed $150,000 of such amount to be paid for by the Secretary concerned. Reinstates Federal provisions concerning such coverage as in effect prior to the enactment of the above Act.
Reinstates the PL 109-13 SGLI $400,000 maximum member coverage amount.Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to notify a member's spouse when a member who is married and is: (1) eligible for SGLI elects not to be so insured; (2) insured and whose spouse is designated as a beneficiary if the member elects coverage in an amount less than the maximum; or (3) insured makes a beneficiary designation of a person other than the member's spouse or child.
Requires amounts of SGLI elected by members to be evenly divisible by $50,000 (currently $10,000).
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 420 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed424–0 | Jul 26, 2005 |
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2005 to Jul 20, 2005; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jul 13, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Jul 20, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jul 20, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2005Markup Jul 14, 2005Reported Jul 20, 2005 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 12, 2005Markup Jul 13, 2005Reported Jul 13, 2005 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2005Discharged Sep 27, 2005 |
Actions 30
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2005Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-80.
- Sep 29, 2005Presented to President.
- Sep 28, 2005Mr. Miller (FL) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- Sep 28, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3200.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1987 | Bob Filner D-CA | Sep 29, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8413–H8416Text printed H8413Amendments H8413 | Jeff Miller R-FL, Lane Evans D-IL, Shelley Berkley D-NV, Steve Buyer R-IN | Sep 28, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10480Text printed S10480Amendments S10480, S10519 | Johnny Isakson R-GA, Larry E. Craig R-ID (amendment) | Sep 27, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6453–H6458, H6456–H6458Text printed H6453Recorded votes H6464enact | Bob Filner D-CA, Chet Edwards D-TX, Jeb Bradley R-NH, Jeff Miller R-FL, Lane Evans D-IL, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Rick Renzi R-AZ, Shelley Berkley D-NV, Silvestre Reyes D-TX, Steve Buyer R-IN, Timothy H. Bishop D-NY | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1454 | Jeff Miller R-FL | Jul 11, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 15, 2005H.R. 3200, Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 14, 2005</p>
- Jul 15, 2005H.R. 3200, Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 14, 2005
CRS reports 12
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1872 | To provide a complete substitute. | Larry E. Craig R-ID | Amendment SA 1872 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005
- Popular Titles
- Increase Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government life insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Married people
- Military dependents
- Military personnel
- Veterans' benefits
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 27, 2005Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Jul 27, 2005Referred in Senate
- Jul 26, 2005Engrossed in House
- Jul 20, 2005Reported in House
- Jul 11, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.