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Official Title as Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or queer.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
06/30/2020Introduced in House

All Actions (3)

Date All Actions
09/30/2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
06/30/2020Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Action By: House of Representatives
06/30/2020Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (43)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]* 06/30/2020
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]* 06/30/2020

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Veterans' Affairs06/30/2020 Referred to
House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations09/30/2020 Referred to

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Introduced in House (06/30/2020)

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, 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.