HR 2943
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act
Introduced: May 23, 2019
Introduced by:
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
Democratic
· California
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2019
Received in the Senate.
Jul 23, 2019
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 23, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 23, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7204-7205)
Jul 23, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7204-7205)
Jul 23, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2943.
Jul 23, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7204-7206)
Jul 23, 2019
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 18, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
Jul 18, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158.
Jun 20, 2019
Committee Hearings Held.
May 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make all of its fact sheets available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog. 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.
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Received in the Senate.
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