H.R. 5483 · 117th Congress
Informing VETS Act
Introduced on Oct 5, 2021 by Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16). 8 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 25, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Oct 5, 2021
- Cosponsors
- 8
- 4 from the other party
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to regularly promote programs under chapter 31 of such title.
Summary
By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Oct 5, 2021). Public domain.
Informing Veterans on Education for Transitioning Servicemembers Act or the Informing VETS Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to regularly promote the Veteran Readiness and Employment program by (1) sending a letter to each veteran entitled to the program that explains the educational benefits of the program, and (2) providing in each letter and online a side-by-side comparison of benefits between the program and Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 4
- Colin Z. AllredD-TX-32original
- Chris PappasD-NH-1signed on Oct 28, 2021
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5signed on Jan 11, 2022
- Kathy E. ManningD-NC-6signed on Dec 14, 2022
Republicans · 4
- Troy BaldersonR-OH-12signed on Oct 19, 2021
- Nancy MaceR-SC-1signed on Oct 26, 2021
- Elise M. StefanikR-NY-21signed on Nov 1, 2021
- Byron DonaldsR-FL-19signed on Dec 8, 2021
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
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- Oct 5, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 5, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 5, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Oct 25, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Committees
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Sources and method
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- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.