HR 5689
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Every Veteran Counts Act
Introduced: January 28, 2020
Introduced by:
Brownley, Julia
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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