3.0.0 3284 2022-12-30T02:48:56Z 2022-12-30T02:48:56Z Senate S 2021-11-30 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-11-30T20:51:48Z 2021-11-30 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-11-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV N F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2021-11-30 True Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-11-30 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-04T19:30:33Z Veterans Assistance Helpline Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a toll-free telephone help line for the purpose of providing information to specified individuals about VA services and benefits available in their area. Specifically, the help line is for veterans, persons acting on behalf of veterans, or individuals who are eligible to receive benefits or services from the VA.

The VA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), may contract with a third party to direct calls to the appropriate person regarding a VA service or benefit.

Additionally, the VA must coordinate with the FCC to study and report on the feasibility and advisability of designating a covered dialing code for the purpose of reaching the help line.

]]> Veterans Assistance Helpline Act of 2021 Display Title Veterans Assistance Helpline Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Assistance Helpline Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a toll-free telephone helpline for veterans and other eligible individuals to use to obtain information about the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3284is/xml/BILLS-117s3284is.xml 2021-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.