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HR 660 · in committee · major

WISER Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill allows women veterans separated from service between 1951-1976 for parenthood or pregnancy to upgrade their discharge status.
  • Eligible women veterans and surviving spouses can apply for discharge upgrades and receive $25,000 in one-time compensation.
  • The VA and DOD must establish application programs; veterans must apply to participate in the benefit programs.

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  1. 01

    How might the $25,000 compensation amount compare to other VA benefits available to discharged veterans, and would it adequately address decades of lost opportunities?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that pregnancy and parenthood were applied as discharge reasons for women but not men during the 1951-1976 period?

  3. 03

    Which veterans would be excluded from this bill's eligibility window, and how might that affect perceptions of fairness among other separated service members?

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Sponsor · D-CA-26

Julia Brownley

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Introduced 2025-03-04

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-04 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  2. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-01-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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