Gerald’s Law Act
The summary
What this bill does
Gerald's Law Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - MI District 1 · R-MI
13 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CO District 7 · D-CO
Member of Congress · D-NJ
U.S. Representative - NJ District 2 · R-NJ
U.S. Representative - IL District 13 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - ME District 2 · D-ME
U.S. Representative - NY District 11 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - TX District 3 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - NV District 3 · D-NV
U.S. Representative - NE District 2 · R-NE
U.S. Representative - CO District 2 · D-CO
U.S. Representative - TN District 4 · R-TN
Member of Congress · R-FL
+ 1 more cosponsor
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 7199 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| Policy Area | Armed Forces and National Security |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 22, 2026 |
| Latest Action | January 22, 2026 |
| Cosponsors | 13 · House vote — · 1 views |