HR 8371
118th Congress
House
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Nov 19, 2024
Received in the Senate.
Nov 18, 2024
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Nov 18, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8371.
Nov 18, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 18, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 9 (Roll no. 466). (text: CR H6038-6065)
Nov 18, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6038-6070)
Nov 18, 2024
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 18, 2024
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6071)
May 14, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 14, 2024
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2024 | House · vote #466 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 389–9 | See who voted → |
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Plain-English summary
Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
This bill addresses various programs, benefits, and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including those related to health care, educational assistance, home loans, homelessness, and disability and memorial affairs.
Among other elements, the bill
- modifies the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program, including by providing protections for care agreements between veterans and clinicians;
- increases the expenditure cap for non-institutional care alternatives to nursing home care;
- provides certain support to family caregivers under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers;
- modifies the administration of certain educational assistance programs and benefits, including by removing the expiration on a surviving spouse’s entitlement under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship;
- expands the Native American Direct Loan program by allowing Native American veterans to refinance other existing mortgage loans on the same property if certain conditions are met;
- requires the VA to provide a burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans who die prior to October 1, 2026, 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);
- temporarily increases the maximum rate of per diem payments provided by the VA to entities that furnish services and transitional housing to homeless veterans;
- authorizes a program to modernize the electronic health record and other relevant health information technology systems of the VA; and
- addresses various oversight and reporting matters.
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Received in the Senate.
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Cosponsors
54
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Malliotakis, Nicole
R
LaHood, Darin
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
R
Newhouse, Dan
R
Turner, Michael R.
D'Esposito, Anthony
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
R
Timmons, William R.
R
Rouzer, David
R
Smith, Christopher H.
R
Van Orden, Derrick
R
McCaul, Michael T.
R
Barr, Andy
R
Gooden, Lance
R
Harshbarger, Diana
R
Wittman, Robert J.
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
R
Yakym, Rudy
R
Gonzales, Tony
R
Tenney, Claudia
R
Graves, Sam
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Nehls, Troy E.
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
Wenstrup, Brad
R
Calvert, Ken
R
Stauber, Pete
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
Garcia, Mike
R
Hinson, Ashley
R
Scott, Austin
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
R
Dunn, Neal P.
R
Fischbach, Michelle
R
Valadao, David G.
R
Balderson, Troy
R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Lesko, Debbie
R
Amodei, Mark E.
R
Reschenthaler, Guy
R
Bacon, Don
R
Baird, James R.
R
Bergman, Jack
R
Bost, Mike
R
Carey, Mike
R
Edwards, Chuck
R
Ellzey, Jake
R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
R
Luttrell, Morgan
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8371: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8371/
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