H.R. 8041: Supporting VA Families Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-03-24 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

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Supporting VA Families Act

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Supporting VA Families Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8041.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] · 94 cosponsors

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Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Josh Riley (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), George Latimer (D-NY), Don Bacon (R-NE), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), George Whitesides (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Mike Levin (D-CA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), André Carson (D-IN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) and 34 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] reported raising $4.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8041.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr8041 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-04 by psicol fed-bills