Military health insurance covers wigs for hair loss from any illness.
H.R. 10717 — Wigs for Warriors Act · Filed by Eugene Vindman (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes military health insurance rules. It lets military families get wigs if they lose hair from any sickness or treatment. It removes the old rule that let each person get one wig in their lifetime. Now people can get new wigs as needed when hair grows back or wigs wear out.
Who it affects
Military families with alopecia gain access to wigs. This includes people who lose hair from cancer, autoimmune disease, or other medical causes.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much this will cost. It also does not define what counts as a health condition that qualifies for a wig.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- alopecia — Hair loss from illness, treatment, or other medical causes.
- military health insurance — Health insurance for military families and retirees.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (470 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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