3.0.0 6353 2022-02-09T01:42:19Z 2022-02-09T01:42:19Z House HR 2020-03-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 57 (Monday, March 23, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KHANNA:H.R. 6353.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8: to make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or anyDepartment or Officer thereof[Page H1718]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2020-07-13T16:28:39Z Referred to 2020-03-23T15:35:10Z 2020-07-13 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2020-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 N C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2020-03-23 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2020-03-23 True H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2020-03-23 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Foreign language and bilingual programs Telephone and wireless communication Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-03-23 Introduced in House 2020-04-17T15:32:52Z Increasing Access for Veterans and Their Survivors Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include on its covered toll-free telephone number a Spanish prompt and the functionality of directing callers to a Spanish-speaking VA employee or a translation service. The VA must establish a fact sheet and protocol if it provides assistance through a translation service.

]]> Increasing Access for Veterans and Their Survivors Act of 2020 Display Title Increasing Access for Veterans and Their Survivors Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the availability of prompts and services of certain Department of Veterans Affairs toll-free telephone numbers and business lines in Spanish, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Increasing Access for Veterans and Their Survivors Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6353ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6353ih.xml 2020-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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.