HR 6672 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

VSO Support Act of 2022

Latest action · Feb 9, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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. IntroducedFeb 9, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

VSO Support Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a grant program for eligible veterans service organizations to offset costs relating to the COVID-19 pandemic that were incurred between April 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2022 to Jun 7, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 9, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalFeb 9, 2022
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalFeb 9, 2022
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalFeb 9, 2022
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalFeb 9, 2022
R-MDAndy HarrisFeb 11, 2022
D-WARick LarsenFeb 11, 2022
R-OHDavid P. JoyceFeb 18, 2022
D-NYGrace MengFeb 25, 2022
D-COJoe NeguseJun 7, 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 Feb 9, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 9, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Feb 9, 2022Referred 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, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 26, February 9, 2022, page H1115.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to provide grants to certain veteran service organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
VSO Support Act of 2022

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. Feb 9, 2022Introduced in House

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