A video appeared to show dozens of roaches crawling across the walls of a dining facility at Fort Hood.
The family of the army specialist from Houston, who was murdered earlier this year, is providing input in the gate's construction.
This means Vanessa Guillen's family is now entitled to a variety of Army benefits, including insurance along with final pay and allowances.
Today would have been Vanessa's 21st birthday.
Legislators on Capitol Hill Wednesday held signs that said "Military sexual trauma ends with us" as they presented the legislation.
Two subcommittees will look at whether there are "deficiencies" in the chain of command that led to those deaths this year.