3.0.0 7199 2026-08-07T08:05:54Z 2026-08-07T08:05:54Z House H HR 2026-01-22 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7199 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERGMAN:H.R. 7199.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H1351]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-01-22T14:03:35Z 2026-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2026-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 N B001315 Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] Nikki Budzinski D IL 13 2026-01-22 True G000592 Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] Jared Golden D ME F. 2 2026-01-22 True M000317 Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] Nicole Malliotakis R NY 11 2026-01-22 True S001224 Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] Keith Self R TX 3 2026-01-22 True L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2026-01-22 True B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2026-01-22 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2026-01-22 True D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2026-01-22 True M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] Brian Mast R FL J. 21 2026-01-22 True B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2026-01-22 True P000620 Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] Brittany Pettersen D CO 7 2026-01-22 True G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2026-02-20 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2026-04-29 False M001223 Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] Seth Magaziner D RI 2 2026-08-06 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 2026-02-13T18:14:38Z 00 2026-01-22 Introduced in House 2026-04-10T13:22:13Z 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).

]]> Gerald’s Law Act Display Title 45 Gerald’s Law Act 2026-07-17T23:43:33Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Gerald’s Law Act 2026-02-12T04:08:23Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2026-02-12T04:03:27Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7199ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7199ih.xml 2026-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.