Solid Start Act of 2021
This bill permanently authorizes and expands the Solid Start program, which is an outreach program for veterans in their first year of separation from the military.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to coordinate with the Department of Defense to
Under the bill, the VA is authorized to (1) encourage members of the Armed Forces to provide additional contact information if they are unreachable following their separation, (2) follow up on missed phone calls, and (3) reach out to veterans who separated prior to the initiation of the Solid Start program.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-17 | President | Became Public Law No: 117-205. | Library of Congress |
| 2022-10-17 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2022-10-17 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-29 | Floor | Pursuant to section 10 of H. Res. 1396, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1638, as amended; H.R. 3304, as amended; H.R. 4081, as amended; H.R. 4821, as amended; H.R. 6889, as amended; H.R. 6967, as amended; H.R. 8163, as amended; H.R. 8510, as amended; H.R. 8681, as amended; H.R. 8875, as amended; H.R. 8956; S. 1198; and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 5641. (text: CR H8186) | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-29 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1396, proceedings on S. 1198 are considered vacated. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-28 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-28 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1198. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-28 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8186-8190) | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-28 | Floor | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-20 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-20 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2022-09-19 | Floor | Passed Senate, under the order of 9/15/22, with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4812) | Senate |
| 2022-09-19 | Floor | The committee substitute, under the order of 9/15/22, withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2022-09-19 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4812) | Senate |
| 2022-09-19 | Floor | Senate vitiated previous passage, under the order of 9/15/22. (CR S4812) | Senate |
| 2022-09-19 | Floor | Papers returned to Senate | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-19 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2022-09-19 | Floor | Senate request return of papers | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-19 | Floor | UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST RETURN OF PAPERS - That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to request the House of Representatives to return to the Senate the bill (S. 1198) entitled "An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid State program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-15 | Floor | Senate requests return of papers with respect to S. 1198 by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2022-09-09 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-09 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2022-09-08 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2022-09-08 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4519; text: CR S4519) | Senate |
| 2022-08-04 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 478. | Senate |
| 2022-08-04 | Committee | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | Senate |
| 2021-07-28 | Committee | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate |
| 2021-06-23 | Committee | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231. | Senate |
| 2021-04-15 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2021-04-15 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |