To ensure that certain members of the Armed Forces who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service.

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (Republican-CA)November 12, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Bill gives full service credit to female cultural support teams, extends VA housing loan fee deadline.

This bill would ensure military members in female cultural support teams get full credit for their service in records and for veterans benefits. It would also extend the deadline for some housing loan fees by a few weeks, helping many veterans.

What Would Change

Today, service in female cultural support teams with specific identifiers and dates might not be fully recognized in military records or as combat service for disability claims. This bill would require this service to be included in military records and treated as combat for VA disability claims. Also, the deadline for certain housing loan fees would move from November 15, 2031, to December 3, 2031.

Key Provisions

Extends the deadline for certain Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan fees from November 15, 2031, to December 3, 2031.
Requires military service records to include service in female cultural support teams for those who served between January 1, 2010, and August 31, 2021.
Treats service in female cultural support teams as engagement in combat when the Department of Veterans Affairs considers claims for service-connected disability or death.
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to inform affected individuals and their survivors about their ability to submit supplemental claims.
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve training for employees who process claims related to this service.

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HR 6036 · 119th Congress · November 12, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

To ensure that certain members of the Armed Forces who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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