# 117-hr-6849: Supporting All Veteran Families Act

117-hr-6849, Supporting All Veteran Families Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6849
- Congress: 117
- Title: Supporting All Veteran Families Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Supporting All Veteran Families Act This bill updates terminology related to marriage under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including by removing the specification that a spouse must be a person of the opposite sex.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- 117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act
- 117-hr-8445: LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-6849 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6849)

## Related
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
- [117-hr-8445: LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8445)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6849 (as of 2025-11-18).