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HR 2846 116th Congress House

Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2019 Introduced by: Mast, Brian J. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMembers of Congress
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May 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 20, 2019
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 Latest action May 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a Member of Congress to use a VA facility to meet with constituents during normal business hours.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 11 Republican 14
Wexton, Jennifer
· Dec 3, 2020
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 18, 2019
Kinzinger, Adam
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Nov 12, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Nov 5, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Oct 21, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 21, 2019
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Oct 18, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Oct 18, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Oct 8, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 8, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Oct 8, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Oct 1, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 25, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Sep 18, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Sep 17, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Sep 11, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 22, 2019
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · May 20, 2019
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 20, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 20, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 20, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 20, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· May 20, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 20, 2019
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · May 20, 2019
KIND, RON
· May 20, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · May 20, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 20, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 20, 2019
Olson, Pete
· May 20, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 20, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· May 20, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· May 20, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2846: Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2846/
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"H.R. 2846: Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2846/.
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H.R. 2846, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2846/.
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