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Stop Endangering the Records of Veterans (SERVE) Act of 2006

Introduced: September 19, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7475-7476)
Sep 19, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 19, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Endangering the Records of Veterans (SERVE) Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) physically secure all sensitive personal information processed or maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and all equipment containing such information; (2) encrypt all sensitive personal information; and (3) require VA contractors with access to sensitive personal information to encrypt or encode such information and physically secure all equipment containing such information. Defines "sensitive personal information" to include social security numbers, dates of birth, and individual financial information.

Imposes criminal penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive personal information.

What's happening now September 26, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7475-7476)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Sep 21, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Sep 20, 2006
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 19, 2006
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Sep 19, 2006
Salazar, John
· Sep 19, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6109: Stop Endangering the Records of Veterans (SERVE) Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6109/
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"H.R. 6109: Stop Endangering the Records of Veterans (SERVE) Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6109/.
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H.R. 6109, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6109/.
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