VOICE Act of 2022
Latest action · Jul 19, 2022 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Online Information and Cybersecurity Empowerment Act of 2022 or the VOICE Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to promote digital citizenship and media literacy among veterans by awarding grants to eligible entities, which include civil society organizations and congressionally chartered veterans service organizations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 Jun 23, 2022Markup Jul 19, 2022 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2022Discharged Jul 18, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 19, 2022Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
- Jul 18, 2022Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
- Jul 11, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jun 23, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 12, 2022H.R. 8215, Veterans Online Information and Cybersecurity Empowerment Act of 2022As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 107, June 23, 2022, page H5879.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4493 | VOICE Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
| HR 9583 | VOICE Act of 2024 | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 12, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve cybersecurity practices and improve digital literacy among veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VOICE Act of 2022
- Veterans Online Information and Cybersecurity Empowerment Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Adult education and literacy
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Digital media
- Internet, web applications, social media
- News media and reporting
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2022Introduced 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.
