HR 785 · introduced · niche
Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026
- veterans
What this bill does
- This bill adds a nursing home administrator representative to the VA's Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee.
- Veterans receiving long-term care and state veterans homes are affected by the committee's recommendations.
- The change requires the committee to consult with state veterans homes on relevant matters with no specified cost.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might adding a nursing home administrator's perspective change the VA's recommendations for long-term care policies affecting veterans?
- 02
What specific gaps in current VA geriatrics guidance does the nursing home industry perspective aim to address?
- 03
Should the bill specify which nursing home operators qualify for representation, or should that flexibility remain with the VA?
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Sponsor · R-VA-2
Jennifer A. Kiggans
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
18/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-04-02
Joining the bill
Sheri Biggs
R-SC-3 · original
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original
Thomas R. Suozzi
D-NY-3
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Laura Gillen
D-NY-4
Nick LaLota
R-NY-1
Russ Fulcher
R-ID-1
Andrew R. Garbarino
R-NY-2
David J. Taylor
R-OH-2
Grace Meng
D-NY-6
Rashida Tlaib
D-MI-12
Tom Barrett
R-MI-7
+ 6 more
Legislative timeline
2026-04-02 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.
2026-04-02 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-578.
2026-04-02 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-578.
2026-02-12 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2026-02-12 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-02-05 · house · Committee
Subcommittee on Health Discharged
2025-06-12 · house · Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2025-03-04 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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