HOUSE 3930117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Voices for Veterans Act
- Last Action
- 9/7/2021
Actions
- 2021-09-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- 2021-06-16Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-06-16Introduced in House
- 2021-06-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-16 (00)
Voices for Veterans Act
This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer. Among other responsibilities, the committee advises the Department of Veterans Affairs on the administration of benefits and provision of health care, benefits, and services to minority veterans.
Cosponsors (20)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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