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H.R. 5516 (117th): VITAL Assessment Act

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced
Oct 8, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 29, 2022. (compare text)
Sponsor

Jake Ellzey

Representative for Texas's 6th congressional district

Republican

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Last Updated: Nov 17, 2021
Length: 5 pages

Cosponsors

3 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Source
Congress.gov

Position statements

What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 5516 will be negligible.

History

Sep 28, 2021
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5516 (117th).
Oct 8, 2021
 
Introduced

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Nov 4, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

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Nov 11, 2021
 
Text Published

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Nov 16, 2021
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Nov 15, 2022
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Dec 22, 2022
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

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Dec 23, 2022
 
Final Bill — House Agreed to Changes

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Dec 29, 2022
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2617 (117th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5516 (117th).

H.R. 5516 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5516. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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