HR 562 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023

Introduced Jan 26, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Brian J. Mast R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 24, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 794.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a Member of Congress (upon request) to use a VA facility to meet with constituents. The VA and the General Services Administration must jointly identify available spaces in VA facilities for such purposes.

The VA must prescribe regulations regarding such use of a VA facility by a Member of Congress.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-MNBrad FinstadOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalJan 26, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-NEMike FloodOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalJan 26, 2023
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalJan 26, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalJan 26, 2023
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Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 24, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 794.
  2. Dec 24, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-945.
  3. Apr 28, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Apr 28, 2023Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  5. Apr 28, 2023Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 24, 2024Reported in House
  2. Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House

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