Veterans and Family Information Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make all of its fact sheets available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and each of the 10 most commonly spoken languages not listed. 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.
Cemeteries and funeralsCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsFamily servicesForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
Veterans and Family Information Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-2195| Senate
| Updated: 6/23/2021
Veterans and Family Information Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make all of its fact sheets available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and each of the 10 most commonly spoken languages not listed. 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.
Cemeteries and funeralsCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsFamily servicesForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation