,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbj,ms4 
,del,bene 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,larsen of 
,washington1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of         
,california1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1  
,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4          
,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4        
,cooper1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,thompson  
of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4       
,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 
,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mrs4 ,davis of          
,california1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,garca  
of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4        
,horsford1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,panetta1   
,mr4 ,beyer1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,engel1 
,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4      
,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4  
,himes1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,miss
 ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,blunt       
,rochester1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 
,mr4 ,heck1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4         
,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4       
,wexton1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,ms4 ,porter1   

and ,mr4 ,quigley7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to expand the membership 
of the ,advisory ,committee on ,minority
 ,veterans to include veterans who are  
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 or 
queer4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,voices for ,veterans   
,act4  #b4 ,expansion of membership of  
the ,advisory ,committee on ,minority   
,veterans to include veterans who are   
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 or 
queer  7a7 ,expansion of membership     
,subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 of section #edd
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iv71 by      
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in clause
 7v71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by       
inserting after clause 7v7 the following
 new clauses3  7vi7 veterans who are    
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender1 or 
queer  4  7b7 ,effective date ,clause   

7vi7 of section #edd7;a77#b77;,a7 of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 
apply to appointments made on or after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4