HR 7176
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Gerald’s Law Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Gerald's Law Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies from a non-service-connected disability in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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