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HR 5170 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

SERVE Act

Introduced: September 3, 2021 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
Sep 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Sep 20, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4552-4553)
Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing the Rights our Veterans Earned Act or the SERVE Act

This bill provides eligibility for specified Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to former members of the Armed Forces who were separated or discharged (honorably or otherwise) by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity.

What's happening now September 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 55
All 55 Democratic 42
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 15, 2022
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 2, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 3, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 1, 2021
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 20, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Sep 20, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Sep 3, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 3, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Sep 3, 2021
Demings, Val
· Sep 3, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 3, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 3, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Sep 3, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 3, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Sep 3, 2021
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 3, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 3, 2021
Rice, Kathleen
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 3, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5170: SERVE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5170/
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"H.R. 5170: SERVE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5170/.
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H.R. 5170, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5170/.
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