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HR 5295 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Performance measurement Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021

Introduced: September 20, 2021 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Sep 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a database of specified demographics (e.g., age) of veterans. The data must be in a machine-readable format and anonymized to protect sensitive personal information.

The VA must provide access to the database on a publicly accessible website that is updated at least once a year.

Additionally, the VA must report on the progress, challenges, performance, and opportunities of implementing its data strategy. The report must be made available on the VA's open data website in a machine-readable format.

What's happening now September 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2761 Identical bill Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
Sires, Albio
· Nov 2, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 26, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Sep 21, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 20, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Sep 20, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 20, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· Sep 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5295: Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5295/
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"H.R. 5295: Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5295/.
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