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HR7199Referred to Committee

Gerald’s Law Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-01-22
Introduced
13
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jack Bergman
Jack Bergman
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.5% (545 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001301

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (13)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2026-01-22
  • James R. Baird (R-IN-4)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Keith Self (R-TX-3)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)Original· 2026-01-22
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-02-20
  • Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ-2)· 2026-04-29

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-01-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2026-01-22

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-01-22

Plain-English Summary

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).

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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