3.0.0 8421 2026-09-02T08:06:18Z 2026-09-02T08:06:18Z House H HR 2026-04-21 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8421 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 8421.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H3046]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-04-21T14:00:50Z 2026-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2026-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 N L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2026-04-21 True J000305 Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] Sara Jacobs D CA 51 2026-04-21 True D000635 Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] Maxine Dexter D OR 3 2026-04-21 True D000629 Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] Sharice Davids D KS 3 2026-05-04 False G000598 Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] Robert Garcia D CA 42 2026-05-04 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2026-05-04 False D000530 Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] Christopher Deluzio D PA R. 17 2026-05-07 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2026-05-07 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] Scott Peters D CA H. 50 2026-05-07 False L000560 Rep. 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Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] Josh Riley D NY 19 2026-09-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 2026-04-27T23:04:12Z SERVE Act Display Title 45 SERVE Act 2026-07-17T23:57:27Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to former members of the Armed Forces, discharged on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, certain benefits furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 2026-07-17T23:36:10Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 SERVE Act 2026-04-25T04:38:34Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Securing the Rights our Veterans Earned Act 2026-04-25T04:38:34Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8421ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8421ih.xml 2026-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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. 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