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HR 3469 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Elementary and secondary education Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military education and training Public contracts and procurement Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

SERV Act

Introduced: November 15, 2013 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nov 13, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support Earned Recognition for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Excludes from the definitions of "active duty," "active duty for training," and "inactive duty training," for veteran benefit or employment preference purposes, any service performed at a preparatory school of a service academy by a student who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces.

What's happening now November 18, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1736 Related bill SERVe Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 79
All 79 Democratic 26 Republican 13
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 28, 2014
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Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Feb 28, 2014
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 27, 2014
Brooks, Susan
· Feb 26, 2014
DeSantis, Ron
· Feb 26, 2014
FARR, SAM
· Feb 26, 2014
Flores, Bill
· Feb 26, 2014
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 26, 2014
King, Steve
· Feb 26, 2014
Marchant, Kenny
· Feb 26, 2014
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 26, 2014
ROYCE, ED
· Feb 26, 2014
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Feb 26, 2014
Yoder, Kevin
· Feb 26, 2014
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Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 23, 2013
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 10, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Dec 5, 2013
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 5, 2013
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 5, 2013
Broun, Paul
· Nov 21, 2013
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 21, 2013
Hunter, Duncan
· Nov 21, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Nov 21, 2013
Kline, John
· Nov 21, 2013
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Nov 21, 2013
McHenry, Patrick
· Nov 21, 2013
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Nov 21, 2013
Nunes, Devin
· Nov 21, 2013
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Nov 21, 2013
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 21, 2013
TERRY, LEE
· Nov 21, 2013
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Valadao, David G.
California · Nov 21, 2013
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Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 21, 2013
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 21, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· Nov 19, 2013
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 19, 2013
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 19, 2013
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 19, 2013
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 19, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· Nov 19, 2013
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Nov 15, 2013
Palazzo, Steven
· Nov 15, 2013
Bishop, Rob
· Nov 13, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Nov 13, 2013
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Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 13, 2013
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 13, 2013
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 13, 2013
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 13, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Nov 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3469: SERV Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3469/
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"H.R. 3469: SERV Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3469/.
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H.R. 3469, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3469/.
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