TAP Promotion Act
Latest action · Mar 27, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
TAP Promotion Act
This bill requires that pre-separation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program include a presentation that promotes the benefits available to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill also requires the VA to annually report on the presentation to (1) identify veterans service organizations that participate, (2) provide the number of members of the Armed Forces who attend, and (3) provide any recommendations for changes to the presentation.
Cosponsors 74
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2025 to Nov 10, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Tom Barrett | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 1, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | May 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Dec 15, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Mar 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Hurd | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Oct 1, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Oct 5, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Nov 9, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Nov 10, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2025 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2025 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 27, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 5, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2025Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 42, March 5, 2025, page H1009.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3938 | TAP Promotion Act | Related bill | Feb 26, 2026 |
| S 4744 | Take Care of America’s Veterans Act | Related bill | Jun 11, 2026 |
| HR 9237 | Take Care of America’s Veterans Act | Related bill | Jul 16, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to include, in the Transition Assistance Program, a presentation that promotes the benefits available to veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- TAP Promotion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2025Introduced in House
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