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H. Rept. 119-578 1 (2026-04-02)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        2d Session   J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           119-578







                        REPRESENTING OUR SENIORS AT VA ACT OF 2026




                      APRIL 2, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                             Mr. BOST, from  the Committee   on Veterans' Affairs,
                                           submitted  the following



                                              REPORT


                                              [To accompany H.R. 785]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Veterans'  Affairs, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 785) to amend  title 38, United States Code, to include a
                     representative of the National Association of State Veterans Homes
                     on the Geriatrics and  Gerontology  Advisory  Committee   of the De-
                     partment  of Veterans  Affairs, having considered the  same, reports
                     favorably thereon  with         an  amendment and recommends that the
                     bill as amended do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS

                                                                                      Page
                     A m endm ent ..............................................................................................................  2
                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ........................................................................................... .  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  2
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  ..................................................................................  3
                     Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  3
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                     Com m ittee  Correspondence  ....................................................................................
                     Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  4
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................            4
                     Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  4
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  4
                     Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Estimate ..............           4
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  5
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  5
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  5
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  5
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  5
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            6

                       The amendment is   as follows:
                       69-006