To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Veterans.
Latest action · Nov 4, 2021 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10.
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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill establishes the Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Veterans to consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the administration of benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) veterans, reports and studies pertaining to LGBTQ veterans, and the needs of such veterans with respect to compensation, health care, rehabilitation, outreach, and other benefits and programs.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2021 to May 6, 2022, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Aug 17, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 4, 2021Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10.
- Nov 4, 2021Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
- Sep 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Advisory bodies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
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