CHIP IN for Veterans Act
Latest action · Sep 7, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act
This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program under which the VA may accept donations of property or facilities from specified entities (e.g., state or local authorities).
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2021 to Jan 6, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Original | Jun 15, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jan 6, 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 Jun 15, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 7, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 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. 104, June 15, 2021, page H2817.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2059 | CHIP IN for Veterans Act | Identical bill | Jun 15, 2021 |
| HR 5293 | Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021 | Related bill | Sep 30, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 to extend the pilot program authorized by such Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CHIP IN for Veterans Act
- Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for 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.
- Jun 15, 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.
