A bill 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
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 4, 2022
Last action Jul 13, 2022
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Jul 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
upper
May 4, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
May 4, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
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