HCONRES 22 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation.

Introduced Feb 7, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Joyce Beatty D-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 7, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Recognizes the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a nation.

Recognizes the need for the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to work to eliminate any health and benefit disparities for minority veterans.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Feb 26, 2018, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 7, 2017
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalFeb 7, 2017
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Feb 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Feb 7, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House

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