HR 3930 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Voices for Veterans Act

Introduced Jun 16, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Suzan K. DelBene D-WA

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Latest action · Sep 7, 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 16, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Voices for Veterans Act

This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer. Among other responsibilities, the committee advises the Department of Veterans Affairs on the administration of benefits and provision of health care, benefits, and services to minority veterans.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2021 to Feb 3, 2022; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 16, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 16, 2021
D-NHChris PappasJul 19, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthFeb 3, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 16, 2021
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred Sep 7, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 7, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  2. Jun 16, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jun 16, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 105, June 16, 2021, page H2892.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2087Voices for Veterans Act 2021Related billJun 16, 2021

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 expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Voices 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.

  1. Jun 16, 2021Introduced in House

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