S 4922
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Gerald’s Law Act
Introduced: September 22, 2022
Introduced by:
Boozman, John
Republican
· Arkansas
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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