House Bill 5689
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Every Veteran Counts Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 28, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5689
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Every Veteran Counts Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a national survey of veterans in a manner to include a statistically valid sample of veterans by specified demographic information, including gender identity and age. The survey shall also include specified groups of veterans, such as World War II veterans and Korean conflict era veterans.
The VA shall report on the results of the survey and publish such report on a publicly accessible VA website.
January 28, 2020
02/07/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
01/28/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
01/28/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 12:55:57 AM