Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act

United States116th CongressHR-2943House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 24, 2019

Summary

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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  1. 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)

  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    House of Representatives

  3. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

    House of Representatives

  4. Received in the Senate.

    Senate