CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)

TAP Promotion Act

H.R. 1845 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with 44 Democratic cosponsors · See all 74 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is titled the TAP Promotion Act and was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mr. Van Orden. The legislation amends title 10 of the United States Code to update the Transition Assistance Program. It requires the inclusion of a standardized presentation that promotes benefits available to veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. This new presentation must be reviewed and approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs alongside veterans service organizations before it is implemented. The presentation must also be submitted to specific congressional committees for review at least 90 days before it starts. Furthermore, the bill mandates that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submit an annual report to the relevant congressional committees regarding these presentations.

Yes· 3 of 10

  • Scored +10

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill is specifically designed to ensure veterans are fully aware of and can easily access their earned benefits.

  • Scored +8

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    Directly enhances the promotion and accessibility of benefits available to veterans through the Transition Assistance Program.

  • Scored +5

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    Transitioning service members are often young adults who will benefit from better claims assistance.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.