Honoring All Veterans Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honoring All Veterans Act
This bill adds the following as a mission statement for the Department of Veterans Affairs: "To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those 'who shall have borne the battle' and for their families, caregivers, and survivors."
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2021 to Jun 24, 2022; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 24, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2021 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 70, April 22, 2021, page H2109.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1313 | Honoring All Veterans Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 22, 2021 |
| HR 3010 | Honoring All Veterans Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 23, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a mission statement of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Honoring All Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
