HR10717Referred to Committee
Wigs for Warriors Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-10-01
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Eugene Simon Vindman
Democrat · VA · Representative
Votes with party: 91.2% (668 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Veterans$4,000k
Full profile: /officials/V000138
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Committee Activity
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- House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2026-10-01
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10717 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10717 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide wigs to TRICARE beneficiaries with alopecia, including alopecia caused by chemotherapy, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2026 Mr. Vindman (for himself and Ms. Pressley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide wigs to TRICARE beneficiaries with alopecia, including alopecia caused by chemotherapy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wigs for Warriors Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE WIGS TO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH COVERED CONDITIONS. Section 1074c of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``resulting from the treatment of a malignant disease may'' and inserting ``caused by a health condition other than androgenic alopecia, or the treatment of a health condition, shall''; and (2) by striking ``if the person has not previously been furnished one''. <all>
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