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HR 2931 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Veterans' medical care

SERVE Act of 2019

Introduced: June 18, 2019 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4150)
May 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing the Rights our Veterans have Earned Act of 2019 or the SERVE Act of 2019

The bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged from service under conditions other than honorable or with an entry-level separation by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (including by reason of a gender dysphoria diagnosis).

What's happening now June 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 30
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Apr 23, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 28, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 10, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 5, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Jan 30, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 21, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jan 16, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 8, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 18, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Jun 18, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 22, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 22, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · May 22, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· May 22, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2931: SERVE Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2931/
MLA
"H.R. 2931: SERVE Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2931/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2931, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2931/.
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[H.R. 2931: SERVE Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2931/)
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