# 117-hr-7637: Veterans First Act of 2022

117-hr-7637, Veterans First Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7637
- Congress: 117
- Title: Veterans First Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans First Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from obligating or expending any amounts to provide emergency assistance in response to an emergency at the southern border directly resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Specifically, the bill prohibits such emergency assistance in response to the repeal of the order issued on August 2, 2021, titled Public Health Reassessment and Order Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists; the order issued on April 1, 2022, titled Public Health Determination and Order Regarding Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists; and an order relating to the same public health concerns as the listed orders.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7637 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7637)

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- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5586: Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5586)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
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