Voices for Veterans Act

Bill: 117-hr-3930
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2021-06-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Department of Veterans Affairs

Racial and ethnic relations

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' organizations and recognition

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Voices for Veterans Act</strong> </p> <p>This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer. Among other responsibilities, the committee advises the Department of Veterans Affairs on the administration of benefits and provision of health care, benefits, and services to minority veterans.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3930 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2021 Ms. DelBene (for herself, Ms. Strickland , Mr. Takano , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Schrier , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Sewell , Ms. Norton , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Ryan , Ms. Sánchez , Miss Rice of New York , Ms. Titus , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Carson , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Meeks , and Mr. Cooper ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voices for Veterans Act . 2. Expansion of membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer (a) Expansion of membership Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 544 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (iv), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause: (vi) veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer. . (b) Effective date Clause (vi) of section 544(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to appointments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.