we have found a path forward for this bill to get it across the finish line, in addition to over 60 bipartisan bills to protect healthcare access, cut out the red tape in the VA disability benefits system, advance economic opportunities, and put veterans – not government bureaucracy – back at the center of VA’s mission – for good.
Support passing the Major Richard Star Act and the negotiated veterans package to expand veterans' benefits and healthcare access.
Occurrences
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), joined House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), and leading veteran service organizations (VSOs), in urging support for H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, the comprehensive veterans’ package is the largest expansion of healthcare and…
Evidence
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The House Veterans' Affairs Committee said Chairman Mike Bost and Chairman Jerry Moran announced legislation to pass the Major Richard Star Act and more than 60 bipartisan bills through a negotiated House-Senate veterans package. It said the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, H.R. 9237, was introduced that day and included benefits and health-care access provisions.
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The House Clerk recorded Roll Call 249 on H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, as a vote on a motion to recommit. The motion failed 210-211; Bost voted Nay. No enacted-law record was found in the Aug. 12-14 lookback window.
Assessments
Bost materially supported and advanced the veterans package during the same federal term by introducing and promoting H.R. 9237 with the Major Richard Star Act and related veterans benefits and health-care provisions. However, the evidence shows floor activity but no final passage or enactment as of August 14, 2026, so the promised outcome of passing the package was not delivered. Because this was a serious legislative attempt that failed to achieve passage, it is best scored as never with an effort badge rather than partial delivery.