# 116-hr-7420: Voices for Veterans Act

116-hr-7420, Voices for Veterans Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7420
- Congress: 116
- Title: Voices for Veterans Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2020-06-30
- Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Voices for Veterans Act This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Among other responsibilities, the committee advises the Department of Veterans Affairs on the administration of benefits and provision of health care, benefits, and services to minority veterans.

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
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- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7420 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7420)

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