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HR 511 107th Congress House

Veterans' Right to Know Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve outreach programs carried out by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for more fully informing veter… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve outreach programs carried out by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for more fully informing veterans of benefits available to them under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: March 21, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 7, 2001
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action March 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans' Right to Know Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) provide information concerning eligibility for Department benefits and health care services and application requirements when a veteran or his or her dependent first applies for any such benefit; and (2) prepare an annual plan for the conduct of outreach activities to provide such veterans and dependents with such information.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 8 Independent 1
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 14, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 21, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 8, 2001
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 1, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 27, 2001
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 27, 2001
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Feb 27, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Feb 27, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 14, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 7, 2001
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 7, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 7, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 7, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 511: Veterans' Right to Know Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-511/
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"H.R. 511: Veterans' Right to Know Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-511/.
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H.R. 511, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-511/.
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