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S. 2405 117th Congress Senate

Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2022 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 17, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Jul 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 17, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide grants to states to implement programs that improve outreach and assistance to veterans and their families to ensure that such individuals are fully informed about veterans' benefits and programs.

Specifically, the VA may provide grants to states to (1) implement or enhance outreach activities or activities to assist in the development and submittal of claims for veterans, or (2) increase the number of county or tribal veterans service officers in the state.

The VA must prioritize awarding grants in areas with a critical shortage of county or tribal veterans service officers, areas with high rates of suicide among veterans, and areas with high rates of referrals to the Veterans Crisis Line.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4601 Identical bill Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 14, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 19, 2022
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 7, 2022
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Dec 6, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 17, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 28, 2021
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jul 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2405: Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2405/
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