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H.R. 3219

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3219, the GAMES Act, was introduced in the House on May 6, 2025 by Rep. Brian Mast (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on May 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 3219 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb3219/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3219 IH: Gaining Meaningful Experiences from Service Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3219  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 6, 2025   Mr. Mast  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility of veterans for a certain military adaptive sports program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Gaining Meaningful Experiences from Service Act   or the   GAMES Act  .
2.
Expansion of eligibility of veterans for certain military adaptive sports program
Section 2564a of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)(1)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking  , during the one-year period following the veteran's date of separation, .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility of veterans for a certain military adaptive sports program.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian Mast (R) sponsors H.R. 3219, and 4 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 3219 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · May 6, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3219 has taken 2 actions since May 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 3219 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3219, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 3219 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • GAMES Act — Display Title
  • GAMES Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Gaining Meaningful Experiences from Service Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility of veterans for a certain military adaptive sports program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3219 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT—Florida15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRIAN DEMPSEY115
JON RETZER115
JOSE RAMOS115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
SHAMALA CAPIZZI115
JOSEPH LEMAY114
SHANE LIERMANN114
JOY ILEM113
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT2026 first_quarter$510K1st Quarter - Report
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT2025 third_quarter$360K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECTWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3219 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3219’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3219/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3219, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MAST:H.R. 3219.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H1881]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com