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HR1845Referred to Committee

TAP Promotion Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-05
Introduced
56
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
Republican · WI · Representative
Votes with party: 96.0% (499 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/V000135

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (56)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Andy Barr (R-KY-6)· 2025-03-11
  • April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)· 2025-03-11
  • Brian Jack (R-GA-3)· 2025-03-11
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)· 2025-03-11
  • Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2)· 2025-03-11
  • John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)· 2025-03-11
  • Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)· 2025-03-11
  • Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2025-04-07
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)· 2025-04-07
  • Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)· 2025-04-10
  • Jason Crow (D-CO-6)· 2025-05-01
  • Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1)· 2025-05-05
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)· 2025-05-09
  • J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)· 2025-06-03
  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)· 2025-07-21
  • Kim Schrier (D-WA-8)· 2025-08-01
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-08-29
  • Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)· 2025-09-09
  • Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)· 2025-09-10
  • Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)· 2025-09-10
  • Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ-2)· 2025-09-15
  • Thomas Massie (R-KY-4)· 2025-09-15
  • Dusty Johnson (R-SD)· 2025-09-16
  • Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)· 2025-09-26
  • Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2)· 2025-09-26
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-10-03
  • Max L. Miller (R-OH-7)· 2025-10-03
  • Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)· 2025-10-08
  • J. French Hill (R-AR-2)· 2025-10-08
  • Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5)· 2025-10-17
  • Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3)· 2025-11-07
  • Mike Levin (D-CA-49)· 2025-11-17
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)· 2025-11-17
  • Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2025-11-17
  • Joe Courtney (D-CT-2)· 2025-12-01
  • Greg Landsman (D-OH-1)· 2025-12-15
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2025-12-15
  • Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)· 2025-12-18
  • Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)· 2025-12-19
  • Laura Gillen (D-NY-4)· 2026-01-06
  • Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8)· 2026-01-06
  • Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5)· 2026-03-04
  • Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)· 2026-03-04
  • Grace Meng (D-NY-6)· 2026-03-05
  • Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2026-03-16
  • Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11)· 2026-03-24
  • Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-2)· 2026-03-24
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2026-03-24
  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2026-03-25
  • Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25)· 2026-03-27
  • Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)· 2026-04-06
  • Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2026-04-13
  • David P. Joyce (R-OH-14)· 2026-04-14
  • Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3)· 2026-04-14
  • Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)· 2026-04-22

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

2025-03-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-03-05
  • House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2025-03-05

Previously

  • Armed Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-05
  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-05

Plain-English 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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