HR 8888 United States House · 117th Congress

Food Security for All Veterans Act

Summary

Food Security for All Veterans Act This bill establishes the Office of Food Security within the Department of Veterans Affairs to, among other duties, provide information to veterans concerning the eligibility requirements for federal nutrition assistance programs and develop policies to identify and treat veterans experiencing food insecurity.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2022

Committee Review

Oct 2022

House Passage

Sep 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Sep 19, 2022 Last action Oct 11, 2022

Floor votes · House Sep 29, 2022

How they voted

376–49

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 432

Sep 29, 2022

D Democratic220

218 Yea 2

99% Yea

R Republican212

158 Yea 49 Nay 5

74% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Oct 11, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

upper

Sep 29, 2022

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 49 (Roll no. 469). (text: CR H8181)

lower

Sep 29, 2022

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): 376 - 49 (Roll no. 469).

lower

Sep 28, 2022

Introduced

Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Sep 20, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

lower

Sep 20, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.

lower

Sep 19, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Sep 19, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors