HR1276, the VA Vaccine Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41) and co-sponsored by Congressional Future Caucus members Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-7), Rep. Jim Banks (IN-3), Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-6), Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-1), Rep. Peter Meijer (MI-3) and Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-2) passed the House of Representatives unanimously without objection on March 9th, 2021, passed the Senate on March 17th, and was signed into law by President Biden on March 24th.
On January 27, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4704, the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act, on a 385-8 roll call vote. It has since been read twice in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. This bipartisan bill was introduced by Congressional Future Caucus (CFC) member Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT-4) and was cosponsored by CFC co-chairs Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16) and Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), among other
Rep. Gonzalez introduced the Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act in September alongside new CFC co-chair Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11). The bill provides for increased funding to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to examine the United States’ ability to identify and combat deepfakes and better understand the technology.
HR5624, the Ending Homelessness Act of 2021 is a bipartisan piece of legislation which directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a congressional report on the Shallow Subsidy program under the supportive services for veteran families program. It was introduced on October 19th, 2021 by Future Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-53) and is cosponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-1).
HR4471, the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2021, is a bipartisan piece of legislation aimed at improving congressional office service and accessibility for veterans. The bill was introduced by Congressional Future Caucus member Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18), and is co-sponsored by fellow Caucus members Reps. Peter Meijer (MI-3), Anthony Gonzalez (TX-23), Mike Gallagher (WI-8), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), and Rep. Darren Soto (FL-9).
HR1276, the VA Vaccine Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41) and co-sponsored by Congressional Future Caucus members Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-7), Rep. Jim Banks (IN-3), Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-6), Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-1), Rep. Peter Meijer (MI-3) and Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-2) passed the House of Representatives unanimously without objection on March 9th, 2021, passed the Senate on March 17th, and was signed into law by President Biden on March 24th.
HR1124, the Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Gonzalez-Colon (PR) and co-sponsored by Congressional Future Caucus members Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-8), and Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-3) seeks to fill occupational needs within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
HR855, the VETS Safe Travel Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-4) and co-sponsored by CFC members Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-6) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-8) would ensure veterans that have lost or lost use of a limb, become paralyzed or partially paralyzed, or incurred permanent blindness shall be eligible under the PreCheck Program at no cost to the veteran.
HR492, the Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act, introduced by CFC members Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-1) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) and co-sponsored by fellow CFC member Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) would permanently extend the authorization for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to supportive services for veteran families in permanent housing.
HR1854, the Reserve Employers Comprehensive Relief and Uniform Incentives on Taxes Act, the RECRUIT Act, introduced by Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-13) and co-sponsored by Congressional Future Caucus co-chair Rep. Blake Moore (UT-1) and CFC members Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21) and Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-6) would provide a specialized tax credit for small businesses and incentivize hiring of reserve component service members.
