Bill119th Congress
H.R. 7199
Gerald’s Law Act
Introduced
Jan 22, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest Action
Jan 22, 2026
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsor
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Republican·MI-1
Bioguide ID: B001301
First Name: Jack
Last Name: Bergman
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Cosponsors
1
Committees
3
Actions
0
Amendments
0
Related Bills
0
Subjects
1
Summaries
3
Titles
1
Text Versions
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Apr 10, 2026
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 7,199
- Congress
- 119
- Introduced Date
- Jan 22, 2026
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Is Law
- No
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: House floor actions
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Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House· Jan 22, 20260
Gerald's Law Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House· Standing
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2026