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H.R. 7199 119th Congress House

Gerald’s Law Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: January 22, 2026 Introduced by: Jack Bergman Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 22, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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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 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).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7199: Gerald’s Law Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7199/
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"H.R. 7199: Gerald’s Law Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7199/.
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H.R. 7199, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7199/.
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