House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Total Force Family Education Act
Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure equitable access to Department of Defense Education Activity schools for dependents of certain members of the reserve components performing active service.
Sponsor: Rep. Eugene Vindman D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 7, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5987.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VINDMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 187, November 7, 2025, Page H4587):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5987, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5987
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.5987 is contained in the text of S.1071, which became Public Law 119-60.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5987, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5987
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eugene Vindman.
- H.R. 10297 (119th) El Salvador TPS Act of 2026
- H.R. 5415 (119th) Nitazene Control Act of 2025
- H.R. 3743 (119th) Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025
- H.R. 5614 (119th) If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025
- H.R. 8667 (119th) MISSION Rx Act
- H.R. 1973 (119th) No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.