3.0.0 2943 2022-11-01T13:50:29Z 2022-11-01T13:50:29Z House HR 2019-05-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 87 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CISNEROS:H.R. 2943.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4165]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Reported by 2019-07-18T17:33:23Z Hearings by 2019-06-20T13:41:11Z Referred to 2019-05-23T13:01:20Z H. Rept. 116-158 2019-07-24 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2019-07-23 17:10:44 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 17:10:40 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 17:10:38 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7204-7205) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 17:10:38 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-23 16:59:56 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2943. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 16:59:54 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7204-7206) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-07-23 16:59:40 Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-07-18 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00118 2019-07-18 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-07-18 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-06-20 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-05-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 N S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-07-11 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-07-11 False M001207 Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL 26 2019-07-11 False E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2019-07-11 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-07-11 False 2019-07-18T13:29:00Z H.R. 2943, Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55463 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 11, 2019 Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-23 Introduced in House 2019-12-10T20:10:59Z This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to make all of its fact sheets available in English and Spanish.

]]> 07 2019-07-18 Reported to House 2019-12-16T16:16:53Z 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.

]]> 53 2019-07-23 Passed House 2019-12-20T12:06:22Z 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.

]]> Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act Display Title Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act Short Title(s) as Passed House Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs in English, Spanish, and Tagalog. Engrossed in House EH Official Titles as Amended by House To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs in English, Spanish, and Tagalog. H House Short Titles as Passed House Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act H House Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs in English and Spanish. Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Reported to House Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act H House Reported in House RH Received in Senate 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2943rds/xml/BILLS-116hr2943rds.xml Engrossed in House 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2943eh/xml/BILLS-116hr2943eh.xml Reported in House 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2943rh/xml/BILLS-116hr2943rh.xml Introduced in House 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2943ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2943ih.xml 2019-07-24 Received in the Senate. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.