H.R. 785House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026

Introduced January 28, 2025

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The Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026 changes who sits on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee. It adds a representative from the National Association of State Veterans Homes and specifies additional members who have experience with state veterans homes and nursing‑home administration. The goal is to give seniors in VA care more direct input from experts who run state veterans homes and related facilities.

Key Provisions

  • Amends 38 U.S.C. § 7315(a) to replace the existing requirement for “at least one representative of a national veterans service organization” with three categories: a representative of a national veterans service organization, an individual who has served veterans or their families in a state veterans home, and an individual licensed in nursing‑home administration.
  • Effectively adds a representative of the National Association of State Veterans Homes to the advisory committee’s membership.

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.

April 2, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 28, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

January 28, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

March 4, 2025

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Subcommittee Hearings Held

June 12, 2025

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Subcommittee on Health Discharged

February 5, 2026

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

February 12, 2026

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

February 12, 2026

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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-578.

April 2, 2026

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.

April 2, 2026

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Union Calendar No. 498

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 785

[Report No. 119–578]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2025

Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, and Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

April 2, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Gillen, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Meng, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Barrett, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Vindman, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Goldman of New York

April 2, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 28, 2025


A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to include a representative of the National Association of State Veterans Homes on the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026.

2.

Membership of Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee

Section 7315 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)—

(1)

in the second sentence, by striking and at least one representative of a national veterans service organization and inserting , at least one individual who represents a national veterans service organization, at least one individual who has served veterans or families of veterans in a State home, and at least one individual who holds a professional license in nursing home administration; and

(2)

by designating the first, second, and third sentences as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively (and adjusting the margins accordingly).

April 2, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed