VETERANS' AFFAIRS-FIELD OFFICE
Summary
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall establish a field office in each Legislative District (rather than such field offices as it shall find necessary to enable it to perform its duties).
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 30, 2018
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes · House May 30, 2018
How they voted
63–46
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 117
May 30, 2018
D
Democratic67
94% Yea
R
Republican50
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 30, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 30, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-46-8)
house
May 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 27, 2018
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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