HR 3730 United States House · 117th Congress

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

4204
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 433
Nov 18, 2021
D Democratic220
217 Yea 3
98% Yea
R Republican213
203 Yea 4 Nay 6
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