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HR 3176 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Military personnel and dependents Personnel records

To direct the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to be machine readable and electronically transferable.

Introduced: June 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides that the Department of Defense shall make the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (also known as DD Form 214 or Report of Separation) machine readable and electronically transferable.

What's happening now June 11, 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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 10, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3176: To direct the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to be machine readable and electronically transferable.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3176/
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"H.R. 3176: To direct the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to be machine readable and electronically transferable.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3176/.
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H.R. 3176, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3176/.
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[H.R. 3176: To direct the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to be machine readable and electronically transferable.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3176/)
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