3.0.0 5295 2022-12-31T08:59:26Z 2022-12-31T08:59:26Z House HR 2021-09-20 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY:H.R. 5295.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H4556]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2021-09-21T18:02:22Z Referred to 2021-09-20T18:00:50Z Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021 117 2761 S 2021-12-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Identical bill CRS 2021-09-21 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2021-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2021-09-20 True K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2021-09-20 True K000396 Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] Kaiali'i Kahele D HI 2 2021-09-20 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2021-09-20 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2021-09-20 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-09-20 True K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 2 2021-09-21 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2021-10-26 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2021-10-26 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2021-11-02 False 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 Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-09-20 Introduced in House 2022-01-12T16:42:17Z 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.

]]> Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain demographic information regarding veterans and publish such information on a website of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Display Title Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5295ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5295ih.xml 2021-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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.