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Veterans and Family Information Act

Public Law 117-62 · H.R. 2093 · 117th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Nov 22, 2021 · Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-8)

Cosponsors (2): Rep. Young Kim,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Veterans and Family Information Act

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.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • S. 2195Related bill

    Veterans and Family Information Act of 2021

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.

  1. Nov 22, 2021Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 117-62.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Nov 16, 2021FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Nov 3, 2021FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Nov 2, 2021FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Jun 16, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  8. Jun 15, 2021FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  10. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2093.
  11. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  12. FloorFloor · Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. May 4, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 6.
  14. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
  16. Apr 15, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  17. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Health Subcommittee of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
  18. Apr 14, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  19. Mar 19, 2021CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  20. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.