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To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of social security numbers to identify members of the Armed Forces.

Introduced: May 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense to study and report to Congress on the feasibility of using a distinct military identification number, instead of a Social Security number, to identify each member of the Armed Forces.

What's happening now June 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 2, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2487: To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of social security numbers to identify members of the Armed Forces.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2487/
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"H.R. 2487: To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of social security numbers to identify members of the Armed Forces.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2487/.
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H.R. 2487, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2487/.
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[H.R. 2487: To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of social security numbers to identify members of the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2487/)
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