H.R. 3685: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website.
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H.R. 3685: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-09-30 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-09-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 551 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3685 (2010-09-29), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a hyperlink with a drop-down menu titled "Veterans Employment" that includes a direct hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website, USA Jobs Internet website, Job Central website, and any other appropriate employment Internet websites, especially those that focus on jobs for veterans. Requires the purchase of advertising in national media outlets to promote awareness of the VetSuccess Internet website to veterans. Provides for outreach to veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to inform them of the VetSuccess Internet website.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · 0 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 551 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3685 (2010-09-29): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr3685.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr3685 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111