2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB7946: Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022
Legislative Summary
To provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
6/3/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
6/3/2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
7/27/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
7/27/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
House of Representatives
11/15/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-558, Part I.
House of Representatives
11/15/2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
House of Representatives
11/15/2022
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
House of Representatives
11/15/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1508 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3648, under a structured rule and H.R. 7946, under a structured rule. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the remainder of the 117th Congress.
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
Rule H. Res. 1508 passed House.
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1508. (consideration: CR H8763-8773; text: CR H8763-8765)
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
The resolution provides consideration of H.R. 3648, under a structured rule and H.R. 7946, under a structured rule. The resolution waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported through the remainder of the 117th Congress.
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7946.
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
H.Amdt.331 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Gonzalez, Vicente. (consideration: CR H8770-8771; text: CR H8770)
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1508, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Vicente Gonzalez amendment no. 1.
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
H.Amdt.331 The previous question was ordered on the amendment (A002) and on the bill pursuant to the rule.
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
H.Amdt.331 On agreeing to the Gonzalez, Vicente amendment (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 207 (Roll no. 502).
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 208 (Roll no. 503).
House of Representatives
12/6/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
12/7/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
On Agreeing to the Amendment
12/6/2022
213
Yea
207
Nay
0
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage of a Measure
12/6/2022
220
Yea
208
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(12/7/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 36
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor

Mark Takano
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (36)
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Juan Vargas
Democrat
Luis Correa
Democrat
Raul Ruiz
Democrat
Gregorio Sablan
Independent
Anthony Brown
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Bobby Rush
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Democrat
Tom Malinowski
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
Jamaal Bowman
Democrat
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Democrat
Pete Aguilar
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Jim Costa
Democrat