Senate Bill 2195
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Veterans and Family Information Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 23, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2195
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
June 23, 2021
06/23/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
06/23/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 31, 2022 5:26:31 AM