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H.R. 1413 119th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.

Introduced: February 18, 2025 Introduced by: Josh Gottheimer Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistanceEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
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Mar 21, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to employ a resident advocate in each of its domiciliary facilities. The resident advocate must (1) serve as liaison between veterans in the facilities and the VA; (2) receive complaints from such veterans, transmit the complaints to the directors of the facilities, and respond to such complaints; and (3) submit complaints to the Office of Inspector General of the VA when appropriate.

Additionally, state homes must also employ a resident advocate in order to be eligible for payment from the VA for domiciliary care provided to a veteran. A state home is a home established by a state or tribe for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and are incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1413: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1413/
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"H.R. 1413: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1413/.
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H.R. 1413, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1413/.
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[H.R. 1413: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1413/)
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