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HR 1872 111th Congress House

Secure Electronic Military Separation Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop and implement a secure electronic method of forwarding … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop and implement a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to the appropriate office of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the State or other locality in which a member of the Armed Forces will first reside after the discharge or release of the member from active duty.

Introduced: April 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure Electronic Military Separation Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to direct the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a secure electronic method of forwarding DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to the appropriate office of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in which the former member of the Armed Forces will first reside.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2
Boccieri, John
· May 7, 2009
Driehaus, Steve
· May 4, 2009
Hall, John
· Apr 22, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 22, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 22, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Apr 22, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Apr 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1872: Secure Electronic Military Separation Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1872/
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"H.R. 1872: Secure Electronic Military Separation Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1872/.
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H.R. 1872, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1872/.
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