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     A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.
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2021-11-18
2
House floor actions
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2021-11-18
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2021-11-16
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2021-11-16
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2021-11-16
2
House floor actions
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Floor
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2021-11-16
2
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2021-11-04
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2021-11-04
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2021-11-04
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2021-09-07
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2021-06-04
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2021-06-04
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2021-06-04
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2021-06-04
Introduced in House
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2021-11-18
Passed House
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2021-11-22T19:14:53Z
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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2021-11-18
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H37300
2021-11-18
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2021-11-18
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2021-11-16
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2021-11-16
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2021-11-16
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2021-11-16
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2021-11-04
Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Committee
2021-11-04
Veterans' Affairs Committee
hsvr00
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2021-11-04
Veterans' Affairs Committee
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2021-09-07
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
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2021-06-04
Veterans' Affairs Committee
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2021-06-04
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2021-06-04
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2021-06-04
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2021-06-04
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2021-06-04
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2021-06-15
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2021-07-19
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2021-07-19
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2021-06-04
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 <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States to provide advice and guidance to the VA on matters relating to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Among other duties, the committee must advise the VA on how to improve its programs and services to better serve veterans living in the listed areas.</p>
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2021-11-18
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