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HR 3040 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Every Veteran Counts Act of 2023

Introduced: August 11, 2023 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 2, 2023
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Every Veteran Counts Act of 2023

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 May 2, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Aug 11, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Aug 11, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 11, 2023
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Aug 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3040: Every Veteran Counts Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3040/
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"H.R. 3040: Every Veteran Counts Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3040/.
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H.R. 3040, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3040/.
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