Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019 became law 253 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedMar 26, 2020
Reported—
Passed one chamberMar 26, 2020
Passed bothNov 16, 2020
LawDec 4, 2020
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 64 words.
Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding the accessibility of VA websites (including attached files and web-based applications) to individuals with disabilities. The report shall identify websites, files, and applications that are not accessible to such individuals and include the VA's plan to make each of them accessible.
Context
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 543 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 526 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2020: Became Public Law No: 116-213.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 116th S. 746 Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]