United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7176 (117th)
Gerald’s Law Act
Introduced
21 March 2022
Last action
28 March 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1], Colin Allred, Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2], Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4], Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6], Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6], Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2], Kaiali'i Kahele, Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21], Peter Meijer, Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Van Taylor, Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11], Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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 from a non-service-connected disability 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).
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Timeline
21 March 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 March 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] · R · Sponsor
- Colin Allred · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Kaiali'i Kahele · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Peter Meijer · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Van Taylor · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7176
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7176
- us · 117-hr-7176 · source updated 5 December 2025