119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 7199: Gerald’s Law Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
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- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Don Bacon R-NEOriginal
- James Baird R-INOriginal
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-ILOriginal
- Scott DesJarlais R-TNOriginal
- Jared Golden D-MEOriginal
- Susie Lee D-NVOriginal
- Nicole Malliotakis R-NYOriginal
- Brian Mast R-FLOriginal
- Joe Neguse D-COOriginal
- Brittany Pettersen D-COOriginal
- Keith Self R-TXOriginal
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ
- Seth Magaziner D-RI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jack Bergman SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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- H.R. 7683: VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act
- H.R. 6993: BEACON Act of 2026
- H.R. 1823: VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act
- H.R. 3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- H.R. 8195: SAP Act of 2024
- H.R. 3672: To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the "Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".
History
- Introduced in the House by Jack Bergman.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.