Veterans and Family Information Act became law 248 days after introduction, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedMar 19, 2021
ReportedMay 4, 2021
Passed one chamberJun 15, 2021
Passed bothNov 2, 2021
LawNov 22, 2021
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 84 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 86 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 504 words
- Subjects
- Cemeteries and funeralsCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsFamily servicesForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archives +3 more
- Latest action
- Nov 22, 2021: Became Public Law No: 117-62.
- 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
- 117th S. 2195 Veterans and Family Information Act of 2021 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]