H.R. 8420 119th Congress House

Veterans Legal Support Act of 2026

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 21, 2026 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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Apr 21, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Apr 21, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 21, 2026

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E349)

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What's happening now April 21, 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 2

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 · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
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Bodies those filers lobbied

Administration on Aging
2 filings
AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation
2 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2 filings
Education, Dept of
2 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
2 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
2 filings
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
2 filings

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8420: Veterans Legal Support Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8420/

MLA

"H.R. 8420: Veterans Legal Support Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8420/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 8420, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8420/.

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