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A new bill banning the sale of a certain type of mutual fund on military bases drew unanimous support from a House panel Wednesday, as lawmakers look to protect young American troops from shady sales practices and ill-suited investment products.

The Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act, or H.R. 5011, was proposed by Rep. Max Burns (R-Ga.) following reports that financial intermediaries were selling inappropriate life insurance policies and mutual funds to young, inexperienced soldiers before they were deployed to Iraq for combat. The bill cleared a House Financial Services Committee markup 68-0.

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