VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 16, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 15, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding the accessibility of VA websites (including attached files and web-based applications) to individuals with disabilities. The report shall identify websites, files, and applications that are not accessible to such individuals and include the VA's plan to make each of them accessible.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to May 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 14, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2019Reported Jun 25, 2019 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2019 | |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2019Hearings May 1, 2019 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 16, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Oct 15, 2019Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 15, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8130-8132)
- Oct 15, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1199.
- Oct 15, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8131)
- Oct 15, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 25, 2019Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-127.
- Jun 25, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
- May 1, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8130–H8132Text printed H8131 | David P. Roe R-TN, Elaine G. Luria D-VA, Mark Takano D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 15, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 16, 2019H.R. 1199, VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 28, February 13, 2019, page H1585.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-9 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1199, H.R. 1200, H.R. 1126, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1826, A DRAFT BILL TO PERMIT THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM TO CONDUCT CEMETERY RESEARCH AND PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE VETERANS LEGACY PROGRAM, AND A DRAFT UPDATE OF H.R. 29993 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 1, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 746 | Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 22, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study regarding the accessibility of websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs to individuals with disabilities.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2019Referred in Senate
- Oct 15, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jun 25, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
