S2794-117 · 117th Congress
Signed
Signed Oct 17, 2022Supporting Families of the Fallen Act
Supporting Families of the Fallen Act This bill increases from $400,000 to $500,000 the maximum coverage amount for members (or former members) of a uniformed service under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program.
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 296 politicians tracked
294
YEA
0
NAY
0
PRESENT
2
NOT VOTING
Dem YEA 145Rep YEA 149
BY PARTY · ✕ NAY ← | → YEA ✓
DEM
0
145
REP
0
149
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Which donor industries fund each side of the vote — total contributions from that industry to those members, all cycles · plus lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
- 1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$177.0M
- 2. Securities & Investment$127.6M
- 3. Health Services$125.0M
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
No data yet.
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
Dollar figures are each industry's total contributions to those members across all tracked cycles — not money given for this specific bill. Statistical patterns in public records; correlation, not causation.
LOBBYING ON THIS BILL
10 federal lobbying reports name this bill in their activity descriptions · LDA disclosures
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC6 reports
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE3 reports
GIFFORDS1 report
A report naming a bill means the organization disclosed lobbying activity on it — the disclosure does not state a position for or against.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Recorded positions for tracked politicians
SPONSORS
Tommy Tuberville
R-AL · Primary
7 COSPONSORS
REPUBLICAN● 7 R
+1 more (see dot grid above)
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Tuberville
Lawyers & Lobbyists18%
Lawyers & Lobbyists 18% of classified donations
Defense & Aerospace12%
Defense & Aerospace 12% of classified donations
Single-Issue Advocacy11%
Single-Issue Advocacy 11% of classified donations
Agriculture11%
Agriculture 11% of classified donations
Health Services6%
Health Services 6% of classified donations
TRAIL AI
S 2794, the Supporting Families of the Fallen Act, was sponsored by Senator Tommy Tuberville and addresses benefits and support for families of deceased military members. The bill passed with unanimous support in the House, receiving 293 yes votes with no opposing votes across both parties, and was subsequently signed into law.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
INTRODUCEDSep 22, 2021
PASSED SENATEMar 23, 2022
SIGNEDOct 17, 2022
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.