{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1845","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1845,"title":"TAP Promotion Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-05","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"V000135","fullName":"Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]","party":"R","state":"WI","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":54,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-27","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-27","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-05","text":"Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-05","text":"Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>TAP Promotion Act</strong></p><p>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&nbsp;(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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-15T08:06:17Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":357,"ts":"2026-04-15T17:57:33.821Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=TAP%20Promotion%20Act"}]}}