A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the accessibility of websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs to individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Department of Veterans Affairs 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.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-179.
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2158-2159; text: CR S2158-2159)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mrs. Luria moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5744-5745)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3587.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5744-5745)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5744-5745)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-213.
Became Public Law No: 116-213.
Enacted as Public Law 116-213
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