2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB8260: Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022
Legislative Summary
To amend title 38, United States Code, to shorten the timeframe for designation of benefits under Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance programs, to improve the treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Bill History
7/1/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
7/1/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
House of Representatives
7/14/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
House of Representatives
7/18/2022
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
House of Representatives
7/19/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
7/19/2022
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-463.
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 360.
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7770-7772; text: CR H7770-7771)
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8260.
House of Representatives
9/13/2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
House of Representatives
9/14/2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1339, proceedings on H.R. 8260 are considered vacated.
House of Representatives
9/14/2022
Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205. (consideration: CR H7814-7822; text: CR H7820-7821)
House of Representatives
9/15/2022
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Senate
12/19/2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7302)
Senate
12/20/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
12/23/2022
Presented to President.
House of Representatives
12/27/2022
Signed by President.
House of Representatives
12/27/2022
Became Public Law No: 117-313.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(12/27/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 31
Republican: 13
Primary Sponsor

Christopher Pappas
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (43)
Nancy Mace
Republican
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Al Lawson
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Marie Newman
Democrat
Jim Costa
Democrat
David Cawthorn
Republican
John Garamendi
Democrat
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Republican
Frank Mrvan
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Scott Franklin
Republican
Ann Kuster
Democrat
John Rutherford
Republican
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Young Kim
Republican
David Trone
Democrat
Michael San Nicolas
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
Ken Buck
Republican
Richard Hudson
Republican
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Sanford Bishop
Democrat
Amata Radewagen
Republican
Donald Payne
Democrat
Maria Salazar
Republican
Jackie Speier
Democrat
Karen Bass
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Doug LaMalfa
Republican
Katie Porter
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Tom O'Halleran
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat