US Congress House Bill 1598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 17 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Veteran's I.D. Card Act

Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]
Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]
Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
2013-04-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1598/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1598/BILLS-113hr1598ih.pdf