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H.R. 8371: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

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H.R. 8371: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

118th Congress · introduced 2024-05-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2024-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 466 (2024): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR8371 (2024-11-18), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. 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.

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Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

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Official text

Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr8371.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] · 54 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 8371, Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (2024-11-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Mike Carey (R-OH), James R. Baird (R-IN), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Sam Graves (R-MO), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), David Rouzer (R-NC), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] reported raising $7.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr8371 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118