S 4790
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Know Your Vets Act of 2020
Introduced: October 1, 2020
Introduced by:
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Democratic
· Nevada
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Know Your Vets Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces who is separating or retiring from service may elect to have DOD transmit their name and contact information to accredited veterans service officers based on the post-separation mailing address they provided. An accredited veterans service officer is a person who has been recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for purposes of preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for VA benefits.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1