HR 3397 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Introduced Oct 30, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Lois Capps D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 24, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 30, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to develop guidelines for the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) of unofficial sources of information, including eyewitness statements, to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records as a result of the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or any subsequent incident while the records were in DOD's possession.


Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2013 to Jul 31, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDChris Van HollenNov 13, 2013
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiNov 13, 2013
D-CAJulia BrownleyNov 13, 2013
D-MANiki TsongasDec 2, 2013
D-VTPeter WelchDec 2, 2013
D-NYSteve IsraelDec 2, 2013
D-NYBrian HigginsDec 10, 2013
D-NYJose E. SerranoDec 10, 2013
D-CAMichael M. HondaDec 10, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenDec 10, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelJan 8, 2014
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMar 6, 2014
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMar 6, 2014
R-UTChris StewartMar 6, 2014
R-CADoug LaMalfaMar 6, 2014
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Nov 12, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  3. Oct 30, 2013Introduced in House
  4. Oct 30, 2013Referred 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Oct 30, 2013Introduced in House

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