HR 5170 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

SERVE Act

Introduced Sep 3, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Chris Pappas D-NH

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Latest action · Sep 21, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 3, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Securing the Rights our Veterans Earned Act or the SERVE Act

This bill provides eligibility for specified Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to former members of the Armed Forces who were separated or discharged (honorably or otherwise) by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Cosponsors 62

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 3, 2021 to Jul 15, 2022; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-VAJennifer WextonOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAJim CostaOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CASara JacobsOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalSep 3, 2021
D-PADwight EvansSep 14, 2021
D-WIMark PocanSep 14, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioSep 20, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaSep 20, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresSep 20, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsSep 20, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneySep 28, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOct 19, 2021
D-WARick LarsenOct 19, 2021
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaNov 1, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánNov 3, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoFeb 2, 2022
D-CATed LieuFeb 28, 2022
D-NJAndy KimJun 7, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanJun 7, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJul 15, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Sep 3, 2021
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred Sep 21, 2021

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 21, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  2. Sep 20, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4552-4553)
  3. Sep 3, 2021Introduced in House
  4. Sep 3, 2021Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4553Chris Pappas D-NHSep 20, 2021

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: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 153, September 3, 2021, page H4507.

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 extend to former members of the Armed Forces, discharged on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, certain benefits furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
SERVE Act
Securing the Rights our Veterans Earned 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. Sep 3, 2021Introduced in House

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