Bill Detail
H.R. 7199
Congress: 119
Title
Gerald’s Law Act
Summary
Gerald's Law Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).
Sponsor
Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI-1]
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Status as of Jun 12, 2:53 PM · synced 17d ago
Introduced
2026-01-22
Data source mode: congress-gov
Bill Engagement
Gerald's Law Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies in a home or other setting at which…
Sponsor
Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI-1]R
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cosponsors
6D · 7R
Bipartisan
LDA engagement
1 org · 1 filing
Top: I Street Advocates
Introduced
2026-01-22
Lobbyists on the case
1 org · 1 lobbyist · 1 filing mention H.R. 7199 (Gerald’s Law Act) in LDA disclosures.
Top orgs filing
- I Street Advocates1 filing · 1 lob
Lobbyists on this bill
- Brian Young2026 Q1