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HR 1413 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' pensions and compensation

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: Gottheimer, Josh Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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.
 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.

What's happening now March 21, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

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