3.0.0 915 2023-01-11T13:28:29Z 2023-01-11T13:28:29Z House HR 2015-02-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DelBENE:H.R. 915.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H1036]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-06T21:57:22Z Referred to 2015-02-12T15:03:05Z 2015-03-06 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-04-27 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2015-04-30 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2015-05-08 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2015-05-12 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2015-05-12 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2015-05-12 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2015-05-18 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2015-05-20 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2015-05-21 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 13 2015-05-21 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2015-05-21 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2015-06-16 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2015-06-24 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2015-07-07 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2015-07-07 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2015-07-20 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2015-07-20 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2015-07-31 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2015-09-09 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2015-09-25 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2016-02-01 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2016-02-29 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2016-03-01 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2016-07-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-02-12 Introduced in House 2015-04-21T18:09:25Z Voices for Veterans Act

Expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

Terminates the Commission on December 31, 2017 (currently, 2015).

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