H.R. 3730To 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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Sponsor: Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
Cosponsors: 17 · 12 Democrats · 5 Republicans
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Latest action: Nov 19, 2021 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

IntroducedJun 4, 2021
Passed the HouseNov 18, 2021
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3730 as passed House on Nov 18, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 380

House Nov 18, 2021

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

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

Passed · Two-thirds required

420 Yea 4 Nay 9 not voting

Crossed both parties 4 of 424 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Republicans.

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All members433 members

Democratic220 members

Republican213 members

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Cosponsors17 · 12 Democrats · 5 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3730 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 37302 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 3730 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

Veterans4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AMERICAN LEGIONfiled by THE AMERICAN LEGION

Veterans · Defense · Foreign Relations2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2021Filing

6 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.