HR 563 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

DD–214 Modernization Act

Introduced Jan 15, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Anthony G. Brown D-MD

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Latest action · Jan 24, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

DD-214 Modernization Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide an email address by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty.

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to May 7, 2019; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-NYMax RoseOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalJan 15, 2019
R-CAPaul CookOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 15, 2019
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jan 15, 2019
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Jan 24, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jan 15, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 8, January 15, 2019, page H602.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1237DD–214 Modernization ActIdentical billApr 30, 2019
S 1790National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billDec 20, 2019
HR 2500National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billAug 11, 2020
HR 3036DD-214 Modernization ActReintroduction ofJul 17, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
DD–214 Modernization Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House

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