H.R. 9237 – Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
H.R. 9237 - Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Announcement
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 2:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 8595, H.R. 9022, H.R. 9237, H.R. 1181
Bill Text
(as introduced)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-707 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on June 23, 2026.
MANAGERS: Jack/McGovern
1. Closed rule for H.R. 1181.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.
6. Provides one motion to recommit.
7. Structured rule for H.R. 9022.
8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
9. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
10. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
11. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.
12. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 4 and pro forma amendments described in section 5. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 5 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
13. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 4 of the rule.
14. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 5 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.
17. Structured rule for H.R. 8595.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
20. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI.
22. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 9 and pro forma amendments described in section 10. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 10 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 9 of the rule.
24. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 10 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
25. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
26. Provides one motion to recommit.
27. Closed rule for H.R. 9237.
28. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
29. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
30. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
31. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs or their respective designees.
32. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 2 | Bost (IL) | Republican | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Revised Makes technical edits to the bill as introduced; adds correct numbering and corrects a page number. | Considered as Adopted |
| 2 | Version 3 | Patronis (FL) | Republican | Revised Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a feasibility study for establishing a VA hospital in Pensacola, Florida. | Revised |
| 3 | Version 1 | Patronis (FL) | Republican | Creates special license portability provision for a veteran and spouse for 36 months following the veteran’s honorable discharge. The language extends an existing provision for active-duty servicemembers and spouses provided for in 50 U.S.C. § 4025a. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Strikes entire text and replaces with the text of Major Richard Star Act, uses DoD rescissions from One Big Beautiful Bill Act as offset. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Strikes entire text and replaces with the text of Major Richard Star Act, Love Lives On Act, Caring For Survivors Act, and increases special monthly compensation for catastrophically disabled veterans, uses DoD rescissions from One Big Beautiful Bill Act as offset. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | Strikes Section 104 subparagraph (b) which triples Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan fees and Section 108 which cuts veterans’ disability benefits. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | Strikes Section 104 subparagraph (b) which triples Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan fees and Section 108 which cuts veterans’ disability benefits and replaces them with DoD rescissions from One Big Beautiful Bill Act. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Takano (CA) | Democrat | Strikes Section 104 subparagraph (b) which triples Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan fees and Section 108 which cuts veterans’ disability benefits and replaces it with DoD rescissions from One Big Beautiful Bill Act and delays implementation of estate tax reductions for millionaires. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 2 | Patronis (FL) | Republican | Withdrawn Provides direction to the Department of Veterans Affairs when reorganizing Veterans Integrated Service Networks headquarters. | Withdrawn |
| 10 | Version 2 | Huizenga (MI) | Republican | Withdrawn Directs the Secretary of the VA to establish a list of covered providers within the Community Care Network that have completed annual VA-provided suicide prevention training. | Withdrawn |
| 11 | Version 1 | Lawler (NY) | Republican | Strikes Section 642 | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 369
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #4 to H.R. 9237, offered by Representative Takano, which would strike the entire text and replace it with the text of the Major Richard Star Act, using Department of Defense funds from the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act as the offset. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 373
Motion by Mr. Jack to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4