A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill expands the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans by including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals as minority group members. The committee reports on the issues of minority group members in relation to Department of Veterans Affairs programs.

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Timeline

1. 27 June 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 June 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 June 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 June 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 June 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 June 2019

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Sponsors

• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes.