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To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary…

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To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Introduced: July 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jul 13, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Jul 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop guidelines for use, by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Department of Veterans Affairs, of unofficial sources of information, including eyewitness statements, to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records as a result of the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or any subsequent incident while the records were in DOD's possession.

What's happening now July 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12 Republican 2
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 11, 2015
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 28, 2015
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2015
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 15, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 15, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 13, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 13, 2015
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 13, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 13, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 13, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 13, 2015
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3040: To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3040/
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"H.R. 3040: To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3040/.
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H.R. 3040, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3040/.
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[H.R. 3040: To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3040/)
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