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Senate Bill 2405
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 21, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 21, 2021
Latest Action
Nov 17, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2405
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Republican
Dan Sullivan
Alaska
Republican
Lisa Murkowski
Alaska
Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona
Democrat
Dianne Feinstein
California
Democrat
Debbie Stabenow
Michigan
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Democrat
Tina Smith
Minnesota
Republican
Kevin Cramer
North Dakota
Democrat
Patty Murray
Washington
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide grants to states to implement programs that improve outreach and assistance to veterans and their families to ensure that such individuals are fully informed about veterans' benefits and programs.

Specifically, the VA may provide grants to states to (1) implement or enhance outreach activities or activities to assist in the development and submittal of claims for veterans, or (2) increase the number of county or tribal veterans service officers in the state.

The VA must prioritize awarding grants in areas with a critical shortage of county or tribal veterans service officers, areas with high rates of suicide among veterans, and areas with high rates of referrals to the Veterans Crisis Line.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
July 21, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Dec 01, 2022
Passed House
35
Sponsorship
House Bill 4601
Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
Active
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
11/17/2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
07/21/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
07/21/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 1, 2023 11:43:08 PM
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