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HR 2554 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Military personnel and dependents Personnel records State and local government operations Veterans' organizations and recognition

Know Your Vets Act

Introduced: May 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Know Your Vets Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that a separating or retiring member of the Armed Forces may elect to have DOD form DD-214 transmitted to the appropriate county veterans service officers (i.e., county, local, or tribal employees who assist veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs interactions). DOD must also maintain a database of such officers.

Form DD-214 contains a member's record of service and information that may be used for veteran's benefits, retirement, employment, and veteran's organization membership.

What's happening now May 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jun 5, 2019
Wenstrup, Brad
· May 23, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· May 17, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· May 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2554: Know Your Vets Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2554/
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"H.R. 2554: Know Your Vets Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2554/.
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H.R. 2554, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2554/.
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[H.R. 2554: Know Your Vets Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2554/)
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