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HR 7637 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans First Act of 2022

Introduced: April 28, 2022 Introduced by: Womack, Steve Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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May 10, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans First Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from obligating or expending any amounts to provide emergency assistance in response to an emergency at the southern border directly resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Specifically, the bill prohibits such emergency assistance in response to the repeal of

  • the order issued on August 2, 2021, titled Public Health Reassessment and Order Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists;
  • the order issued on April 1, 2022, titled Public Health Determination and Order Regarding Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists; and
  • an order relating to the same public health concerns as the listed orders.
What's happening now May 10, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4082 Related bill A bill to prohibit the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of funds to provide emergency assistance at the southe…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Republican 30
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Fischbach, Michelle
Minnesota · Dec 6, 2022
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Jul 7, 2022
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · May 17, 2022
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 12, 2022
Palazzo, Steven
· May 6, 2022
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 3, 2022
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 28, 2022
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 28, 2022
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 28, 2022
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Apr 28, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2022
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Apr 28, 2022
Hice, Jody
· Apr 28, 2022
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Apr 28, 2022
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Apr 28, 2022
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Apr 28, 2022
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Apr 28, 2022
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Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 28, 2022
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Apr 28, 2022
Johnson, Bill
· Apr 28, 2022
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Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Apr 28, 2022
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Apr 28, 2022
McKinley, David
· Apr 28, 2022
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2022
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Apr 28, 2022
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Apr 28, 2022
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Apr 28, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Apr 28, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Apr 28, 2022
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 28, 2022
Rosendale, Matthew
· Apr 28, 2022
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Apr 28, 2022
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 28, 2022
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 28, 2022
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Apr 28, 2022
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Apr 28, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7637: Veterans First Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7637/
MLA
"H.R. 7637: Veterans First Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7637/.
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H.R. 7637, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7637/.
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[H.R. 7637: Veterans First Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7637/)
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