{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7199","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7199,"title":"Gerald’s Law Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-01-22","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001301","fullName":"Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]","party":"R","state":"MI","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":12,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-01-22","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-01-22","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-22","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-22","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Gerald's Law Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-10T13:22:17Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":361,"ts":"2026-04-15T22:02:00.501Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Gerald%E2%80%99s%20Law%20Act"}]}}