To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States to provide advice and guidance to the VA on matters relating to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Among other duties, the committee must advise the VA on how to improve its programs and services to better serve veterans living in the listed areas.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Nov 2021
House Passage
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jun 4, 2021
Last action Nov 19, 2021
Floor votes · House Nov 18, 2021
How they voted
420–4
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 433
Nov 18, 2021
D
Democratic220
98% Yea
R
Republican213
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 4 (Roll no. 380). (text: 11/16/2021 CR H6291-6292)
lower
Nov 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 4 (Roll no. 380).(text: 11/16/2021 CR H6291-6292)
lower
Nov 16, 2021
Introduced
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Nov 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Nov 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
lower
Sep 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
DDemocratic
Co
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Don Young
RRepublican
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Jenniffer González-Colón
RRepublican
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