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H.R. 5226: Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act

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H.R. 5226: Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-580, Part I.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-580, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach to veterans who reside in the Appalachian region in order to increase their awareness, access, and use of federal, state, and local programs providing compensation and other benefits available as a result of service in the Armed Forces. Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to enter into agreements with federal and state agencies to carry out projects under such program; and (2) the Commission to provide technical assistance, award grants, enter into contracts, and otherwise provide amounts to persons and entities in that region for such projects and activities.

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Official text

Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] · 23 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5226, Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act (2010-07-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5226, Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act (2010-07-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5226 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111