Vietnam Veterans' Resource Center Act of 1985
Latest action. Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 876 ordered to be reported.
Vietnam Veterans' Resource Center Act of 1985 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish and carry out a pilot program which establishes ten readjustment counseling centers operated by the Veterans Administration (VA), each of which is to be designated as a Vietnam Veterans' Resource Center. Outlines the services to be made available under such program, including: (1) readjustment counseling; (2) alcohol or drug abuse treatment; (3) employment counseling; and (4) outreach and other services. Requires each Center to furnish unified case management for each eligible veteran residing within its geographic area who requests such assistance. Authorizes the Administrator to request the Secretary of Labor to assign disabled veterans' outreach program specialists to such Centers as appropriate. Requires the Deputy Administrator of Veterans Affairs to administer the pilot program. Directs the Administrator, by April 1, 1987, to report on the pilot program to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House and the Senate. Outlines information to be included in such report. Provides for termination of the pilot program three years after the date it is established.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on April 3, 1985. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 12, 1985: Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 876 ordered to be reported.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 99th Congress (1985-86), 666 of the 9,885 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 6.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
FRANK MURKOWSKI (R-AK) introduced it on April 3, 1985. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 3, 1985, 15183 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15113 days ago, on June 12, 1985.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 99th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1987 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers