Federal · 119th Congress
PFB Act
Policy areaArmed Forces and National Security
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Cosponsors11
Eleanor Holmes NortonDU.S. Representative · At-Large · DC
Wesley BellDU.S. Representative · 1st District · MO
Yvette D. ClarkeDU.S. Representative · 9th District · NY
Sylvia R. GarciaDU.S. Representative · 29th District · TX
LaMonica McIverDU.S. Representative · 10th District · NJ
Marilyn StricklandDU.S. Representative · 10th District · WA
Marc A. VeaseyDU.S. Representative · 33rd District · TX
Frederica S. WilsonDU.S. Representative · 24th District · FL
Yassamin AnsariDU.S. Representative · 3rd District · AZ
André CarsonDU.S. Representative · 7th District · IN
Nydia M. VelázquezDU.S. Representative · 7th District · NYOther titles3
To ensure that a member separated from an Armed Force, solely on the basis that the member has pseudofolliculitis barbae, receives an honorable discharge and veterans benefits.Official Title as Introduced
PFB ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting our Forces’ Benefits ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history4
Oct 14, 2026
House · CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Oct 1, 2026
HouseReferred 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.
Oct 1, 2026
HouseReferred 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.
Oct 1, 2026
IntroducedIntroduced in House