H.R. 9468 · 118th Congress

Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

Introduced on Sep 6, 2024 by Mike Garcia (R-CA-27). 10 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-82.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-82
Introduced
Sep 6, 2024
Cosponsors
10
1 from the other party
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. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Budget process
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Mike GarciaR-CA-27Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

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

  1. On the Amendment
    Sep 19, 2024· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 47–47

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Sep 6, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Sep 6, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Sep 6, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
  4. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMr. Garcia, Mike moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5285-5288)
  6. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9468.
  7. Sep 17, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5285)
  8. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5285)
  9. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Sep 17, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  11. Sep 19, 2024 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6192-6199)
  12. Sep 19, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  13. Sep 19, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  14. Sep 19, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  15. Sep 19, 2024Presented to President.
  16. Sep 19, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  17. Sep 20, 2024Signed by President.
  18. Sep 20, 2024Signed by President.
  19. Sep 20, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-82.
  20. Sep 20, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-82.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Psychological Association Services Inc.(FKA American Psychological Assn3 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION$710.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. LEIDOS, INC.3 reports
    Federal contractor: LEIDOS, INC.$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  3. AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC.2 reports
  4. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2 reports
    $282.8K reported (all issues)
  5. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2 reports
    $174.1K reported (all issues)
  6. UnidosUS (FKA National Council of La Raza)2 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)
  7. VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  8. Wounded Warrior Project1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.