Veterans and Family Information Act
Summary
Veterans and Family Information Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make all of its fact sheets available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and each of the 10 most commonly spoken languages not listed. The bill also requires the VA to establish a publicly available website that provides links to all VA fact sheets. Finally, the VA must report to Congress regarding the utilization of such fact sheets as well as the details of the Language Access Plan of the VA.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Nov 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Nov 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Mar 19, 2021
Signed Nov 22, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Nov 22, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Nov 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
upper
Nov 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
upper
Nov 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7685)
upper
Nov 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7685)
upper
Jun 16, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Jun 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2773)
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hakeem S. Jeffries
DDemocratic
Co
Van Taylor
RRepublican
Co
Young Kim
RRepublican
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