HR 7199 · in committee · niche
Gerald’s Law Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- The bill requires the VA to pay for burial and funeral costs for veterans who die while receiving VA hospice care.
- This affects veterans who receive hospice care that follows VA hospital or nursing home care.
- The VA will cover these burial and funeral expenses as part of existing veterans benefits.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What criteria should determine which veterans' families qualify for VA-covered funeral expenses under this expansion?
- 02
How might covering funeral costs affect the VA's budget allocation across other veterans' healthcare and benefit programs?
- 03
Should funeral coverage extend beyond hospice patients to veterans who die during other types of VA care, and why or why not?
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Sponsor · R-MI-1
Jack Bergman
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-01-22
Joining the bill
Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original
James R. Baird
R-IN-4 · original
Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original
Scott DesJarlais
R-TN-4 · original
Brittany Pettersen
D-CO-7 · original
Keith Self
R-TX-3 · original
Jared F. Golden
D-ME-2 · original
Susie Lee
D-NV-3 · original
Nicole Malliotakis
R-NY-11 · original
Brian J. Mast
R-FL-21 · original
Joe Neguse
D-CO-2 · original
Josh Gottheimer
D-NJ-5
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2026-01-22 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2026-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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