House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
TAP Promotion Act
Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include, in the Transition Assistance Program, a presentation that promotes the benefits available to veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 27, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1845.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN ORDEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 42, March 5, 2025, Page H1009):Article I, Section 8: to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1845, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1845
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 7, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
72 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 43 Democrats
43 of 72 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Ed Case (D-HI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), J. Correa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jason Crow (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), J. Hill (R-AR) and 42 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
- H.R. 1815 (119th) VA Home Loan Program Reform Act
- H.R. 983 (119th) Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025
- H.R. 980 (119th) Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025
- H.R. 981 (119th) VETT Act
- H.R. 648 (119th) Strengthening our Servicemembers with Milk Act
- H.R. 5789 (119th) Donald J. Trump Congressional Gold Medal Act
Related bills
- H.R. 9237 (119th) Take Care of America’s Veterans ActRelated bill
- S. 3938 (119th) TAP Promotion ActRelated bill
- S. 4744 (119th) Take Care of America’s Veterans ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.