HR 6023 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

Veteran Restitution and Justice Act of 2023

Latest action · Nov 9, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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. IntroducedOct 24, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 24, 2023 to Jul 24, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEDon BaconOriginalOct 24, 2023
R-GUJames C. MoylanNov 21, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonNov 21, 2023
D-ORVal T. HoyleNov 30, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanDec 11, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJan 3, 2024
D-MDJamie RaskinJan 17, 2024
D-FLMaxwell FrostJan 17, 2024
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterFeb 6, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarFeb 13, 2024
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 1, 2024
R-FLBill PoseyMar 6, 2024
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Mar 6, 2024
R-FLGus M. BilirakisMar 13, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickMar 13, 2024
D-WAMarie Gluesenkamp PerezApr 10, 2024
D-PAChrissy HoulahanMay 16, 2024
D-NCDonald G. DavisMay 16, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleyJun 4, 2024
D-FLDarren SotoJun 11, 2024
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezJul 10, 2024
D-CANorma J. TorresJul 15, 2024
D-MDDavid J. TroneJul 24, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Oct 25, 2023
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Nov 9, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Oct 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Oct 24, 2023Introduced in House

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: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution which provides Congress with the power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises in order to provide for the general Welfare of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: The bill subject is veteran benefits related to military sexual trauma.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 175, October 24, 2023, page H5043.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 9164Veteran Restitution and Justice Act of 2022Reintroduction ofOct 11, 2022

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 provide for the retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Veteran Restitution and Justice Act of 2023

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. Oct 25, 2023Introduced in House

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