# 119-hr-785: Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026

119-hr-785, Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-07-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-785
- Congress: 119
- Title: Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-10

## Summary

**Broadens the VA geriatrics advisory committee's membership.** This bill would add three membership requirements to the Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee. It would require at least one representative from a national veterans service organization, at least one person who has served veterans or their families in a State veterans home, and at least one individual with a professional license in nursing home administration. It also restructures the statute by numbering the first three sentences as paragraphs to clarify the committee's composition. The change aims to bring national advocacy, State home experience, and nursing home credentialing into VA geriatrics and gerontology advice.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-785 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/785)

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