3.0.0 2931 2022-11-01T05:47:40Z 2022-11-01T05:47:40Z House HR 2019-05-22 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 2931.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 1, of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the power tolay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to paythe debts and provide for the common defense and generalwelfare of the United States.'' [Page H473][Page H4121]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-12T13:20:33Z Referred to 2019-05-22T14:00:30Z 2019-06-12 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-05-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4150) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 N K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2019-05-22 True B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 2019-05-22 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2019-05-22 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2019-05-22 True C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-05-22 True L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2019-05-22 True N000147 Del. 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Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2019-07-18 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-08-30 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2019-10-04 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2019-10-11 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2019-10-11 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2019-10-16 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-10-16 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2019-10-21 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2019-11-08 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2019-12-06 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2019-12-17 False H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2019-12-19 False G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2020-01-08 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2020-01-16 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2020-01-21 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2020-01-24 False M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2020-01-30 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-02-05 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2020-02-05 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2020-02-10 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-02-21 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2020-02-28 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2020-04-23 False Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-22 Introduced in House 2020-06-26T15:18:58Z Securing the Rights our Veterans have Earned Act of 2019 or the SERVE Act of 2019

The bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged from service under conditions other than honorable or with an entry-level separation by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (including by reason of a gender dysphoria diagnosis).

]]> SERVE Act of 2019 Display Title SERVE Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for certain individuals discharged from service in the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced SERVE Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Securing the Rights our Veterans have Earned Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2931ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2931ih.xml 2019-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.