HR 562
118th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 24, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 794.
Dec 24, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-945.
Apr 28, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2023
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Apr 28, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 18, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 29, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 16, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 26, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Plain-English summary
Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a Member of Congress (upon request) to use a VA facility to meet with constituents. The VA and the General Services Administration must jointly identify available spaces in VA facilities for such purposes.
The VA must prescribe regulations regarding such use of a VA facility by a Member of Congress.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 794.
Bill text
2 versions
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
34
Caraveo, Yadira
D
Neguse, Joe
D
Slotkin, Elissa
D
Crow, Jason
D
Golden, Jared F.
R
LaLota, Nick
R
Murphy, Gregory F.
R
Van Orden, Derrick
R
Obernolte, Jay
R
Self, Keith
R
Fallon, Pat
R
Nunn, Zachary
D
Sherrill, Mikie
R
Hudson, Richard
Bishop, Dan
R
Kean, Thomas H.
R
Baird, James R.
D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
R
Crenshaw, Dan
R
Davidson, Warren
R
Dunn, Neal P.
R
Finstad, Brad
R
Flood, Mike
R
Franklin, Scott
Gallagher, Mike
R
Gonzales, Tony
R
Higgins, Clay
R
Johnson, Mike
R
Joyce, David P.
R
Kim, Young
R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
D
Panetta, Jimmy
R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
R
Van Duyne, Beth
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 562: Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-562/
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