Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act
USA116th CongressHR-2943| House
| Updated: 7/24/2019
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (5)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee Hearings Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158.
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7204-7206)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2943.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7204-7205)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans AffairsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archives
Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act
USA116th CongressHR-2943| House
| Updated: 7/24/2019
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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee Hearings Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158.
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7204-7206)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2943.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7204-7205)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (5)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Department of Veterans AffairsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archives