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H.R. 3200: Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005

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H.R. 3200: Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-07-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-80.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-07-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 420 (2005): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3200 (2005-07-26), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-80. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005

Plain 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).

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Official text

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · 18 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3200, Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005 (2005-07-15); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3200, Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005 (2005-07-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerry Moran (R-KS)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr3200 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109