HR 7199 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Gerald’s Law Act

Introduced: January 22, 2026 Introduced by: Bergman, Jack Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

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Jan 22, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced in House

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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).

What's happening now January 22, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
I STREET ADVOCATES
for THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
for MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
I STREET ADVOCATES
for THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

Cosponsors 13

Van Drew, Jefferson

New Jersey · Apr 29, 2026

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Feb 20, 2026

Bacon, Don

Nebraska · Jan 22, 2026

Baird, James R.

Indiana · Jan 22, 2026

Budzinski, Nikki

Illinois · Jan 22, 2026

DesJarlais, Scott

Tennessee · Jan 22, 2026

Golden, Jared F.

Maine · Jan 22, 2026

Lee, Susie

Nevada · Jan 22, 2026

Malliotakis, Nicole

New York · Jan 22, 2026

Mast, Brian J.

Florida · Jan 22, 2026

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Jan 22, 2026

Pettersen, Brittany

Colorado · Jan 22, 2026

Self, Keith

Texas · Jan 22, 2026

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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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