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S. 4141 117th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other…

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Free… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 4, 2022 Introduced by: Mazie K. Hirono Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAmerican SamoaCaribbean area
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Department of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsGuamMarshall IslandsMicronesiaNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPuerto RicoU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' organizations and recognitionVirgin Islands
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed Senate
Passed House
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 4, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action July 13, 2022

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States to provide advice and guidance to the VA on matters relating to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Among other duties, the committee must advise the VA on how to improve its programs and services to better serve veterans living in the listed areas.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4141: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4141/
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"S. 4141: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4141/.
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S. 4141, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4141/.
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[S. 4141: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4141/)
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