HR 1598 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veteran's I.D. Card Act

Introduced 2013-04-17· Sponsored by Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.(2013-04-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veteran's I.D. Card Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to any veteran who requests such card and is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the VA system of patient enrollment. Requires such card, among other things, to: (1) display their name and photograph, and (2) serve as proof that the veteran honorably served in the Armed Forces and has a DD-214 form or other official document in their personnel file that describes their military service. Directs the Secretary to charge a card fee. States that such card shall not serve as proof of entitlement to any benefits.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]VA
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]NH
Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1]MS
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]NY
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]MA
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]CT
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]MO
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]GA
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]WV
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]MI
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL