SERVE Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 12, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing the Rights our Veterans have Earned Act of 2019 or the SERVE Act of 2019
The bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged from service under conditions other than honorable or with an entry-level separation by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (including by reason of a gender dysphoria diagnosis).
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Apr 23, 2020; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 5, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Dec 6, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jan 16, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jan 21, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Jan 30, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 23, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 22, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 23, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4150)
- May 22, 2019Introduced in House
- May 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4150 | Chris Pappas D-NH | May 23, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 86, May 22, 2019, pages H473, H4121.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for certain individuals discharged from service in the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SERVE Act of 2019
- Securing the Rights our Veterans have Earned Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
