# 117-hr-3856: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

117-hr-3856, To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3856
- Congress: 117
- Title: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2021-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3856)

## Related
- [117-hr-5545: REMOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5545)
- [117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacifi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3525)
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-2930: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2930)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3856 (as of 2026-10-15).