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HR 6849 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Supporting All Veteran Families Act

Introduced: February 25, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting All Veteran Families Act

This bill updates terminology related to marriage under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including by removing the specification that a spouse must be a person of the opposite sex.

What's happening now March 28, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Mar 24, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Feb 25, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Feb 25, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6849: Supporting All Veteran Families Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6849/
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"H.R. 6849: Supporting All Veteran Families Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6849/.
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H.R. 6849, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6849/.
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