H.R. 8888 · 117th Congress

Food Security for All Veterans Act

Introduced on Sep 19, 2022 by Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK). Latest action (Oct 11, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 19, 2022
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Allied health services
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment and training programs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Government information and archives
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health personnel
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Nutrition and diet
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 29, 2022). Public domain.

Food Security for All Veterans Act

This bill establishes the Office of Food Security within the Department of Veterans Affairs to, among other duties, provide information to veterans concerning the eligibility requirements for federal nutrition assistance programs and develop policies to identify and treat veterans experiencing food insecurity.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mary Sattler PeltolaD-AKSponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 376–49

History

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  1. Sep 19, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Sep 19, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Sep 19, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Sep 20, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
  5. Sep 20, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  6. Sep 21, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Sep 21, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  8. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseMr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8181-8184)
  10. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8888.
  11. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  12. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8276-8277)
  13. Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 49 (Roll no. 469).House · Roll call 469
  14. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 49 (Roll no. 469). (text: CR H8181)House · Roll call 469
  15. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Oct 11, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.