{"AmendmentNumber":"1635","ParentBillNumber":"H4000","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"jwm1","Name":"Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/jwm1","ResponseDate":"2025-04-18T16:26:52.553"},"Category":"Veteran Services and Veterans' Homes","Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Office of the Veteran Advocate","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. McGonagle of Everett moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 0960-1000, by inserting after the word “advocate”, the following:\r\n“provided further that not less than $1,300,000 shall be expended to the Office of the Veteran Advocate to enable this new independent agency, which has yet to establish a foundational annual budget, to meet the scope and scale of its responsibilities.” And in said item by striking out the figures “$2,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$3,300,000”\r\n\r\n"}