Secure Families Initiative is calling on Members of Congress to join our bipartisan pledge to support a military family bill of rights.

Background: Since SFI launched our Campaign for PCS Safety last spring, we have been hearing so many heartbreaking stories of indignities that our military families have faced during their military journeys. Navigating the complexities of military life without the support or information needed to make informed decisions leaves many military families experiencing profound fear, sadness, powerlessness, and uncertainty. This often leads to negative health outcomes – and to many of us leaving the military entirely.

Many of these stories have the same root causes: a lack of access to crucial information, support, and recourse while our loved one is serving.  

That is why SFI is unveiling the Military Family Bill of Rights. Our grassroots advocates have identified a list of key protections and assurances that collectively would improve safety and dignity outcomes for all families in service. These include:

• The right to safety information about your duty station

• The right to information from and communication with your command

• The right to expert resources for your children

• The right to caregiving leave

• The right to know when commands are not complying with DoD directives

• The right to timely resolution for disputes

• The right to privacy for your children

• The right to a dependent Home of Record

Military families deserve a foundational bill of rights, to ensure that no spouse or child falls through the cracks. And we need your help to make it happen.

Our Ask: We are urging Members of Congress to join our bipartisan pledge to support a Military Family Bill of Rights. We are making this push NOW for two reasons. #1: These rights are long overdue! And it is especially urgent that we right these wrongs as military families face increased uncertainty regarding future wartime ops tempo. How can we be warfighting ready without protecting our families here at home?

#2: Congress is gearing up to vote on the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides a powerful opportunity to translate these rights into law.

You can help our movement by signing this petition alongside hundreds of other military families.

We know this call to action may stir up feelings of vulnerability, but our elected officials need to hear our stories - stories that are real, raw, and unapologetic. Together, we need to use our voices to explain why national security is at risk when military families are in danger.