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Every Veteran Counts Act

Introduced: October 30, 2020 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Jan 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 28, 2020
Introduced in House
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Every Veteran Counts Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a national survey of veterans in a manner to include a statistically valid sample of veterans by specified demographic information, including gender identity and age. The survey shall also include specified groups of veterans, such as World War II veterans and Korean conflict era veterans.

The VA shall report on the results of the survey and publish such report on a publicly accessible VA website.

What's happening now February 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Oct 30, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 30, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 20, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5689: Every Veteran Counts Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5689/
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"H.R. 5689: Every Veteran Counts Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5689/.
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H.R. 5689, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5689/.
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