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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2005.

H.R. 968Introduced Feb 17, 2005Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. H. Saxton R-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 17, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

147 cosponsors — 68 Republicans, 78 Democrats, 1 independent

79 of 147 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Marion Berry (D-AR), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Jo Bonner (R-AL), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Boren (D-OK), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Ben Chandler (D-KY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL) and 117 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Saxton.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-3 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.