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H.R. 9237119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security
Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
Sponsored by Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) · 30 active : 30 Republicans
Latest action: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 9237 is postponed.
Where it standsBefore the House41 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govTake Care of America's Veterans Act
This bill addresses veterans’ benefits, health care, counseling, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel, VA infrastructure, and the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP).
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The bill modifies various compensation programs for veterans, including by (1) allowing concurrent receipt of disability compensation and military retired pay for certain retirees with a combat-related disability, (2) extending entitlement for various benefits and services to remarried surviving spouses, (3) increasing the rate of dependency and indemnity compensation, and (4) establishing a supplemental monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans.
The bill also addresses VA education and training benefits, including by (1) modifying which independent study programs are covered under veterans’ educational assistance benefits, (2) requiring Transition Assistance Program counseling to include a presentation about VA benefits, and (3) increasing the housing allowance rate for individuals pursuing apprenticeships.
The bill revises health care provisions, including by (1) expanding support and assistance provided to family caregivers, (2) extending the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, and (3) expanding the scope of VA mental health research.
Among other elements, the bill
revises VA disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus;
expands eligibility for a memorial headstone or marker for the spouse, surviving spouse, child, or dependent of a veteran or member of the Armed Forces;
addresses the administration of the VCCP and codifies the eligibility standards;
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services · HouseReferred to
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · HouseReferred to
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Data collection, sharing, protection
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employment and training programs
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
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How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
30 activeShow all 30 cosponsors
- Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ-8)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)
- David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)
- J. French Hill (R-AR-2)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI-1)
- James R. Baird (R-IN-4)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)
- John J. McGuire (R-VA-5)
- John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP-AL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)
- Mike Kelly
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
