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House Bill 8354
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 116-288 on Jan 5, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 23, 2020
Latest Action
Jan 5, 2021
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
8354
Congress
116
Policy Area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Primary focus of measure is discrimination on basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, health or disability; First Amendment rights; due process and equal protection; abortion rights; privacy. Measures concerning abortion rights and procedures may fall under Health policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Texas
Democrat
Lou Correa
California
Democrat
Joe Neguse
Colorado
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
New York
Republican
Steve Chabot
Ohio
Democrat
David Cicilline
Rhode Island
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Texas
Republican
Van Taylor
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on December 9, 2020
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
239
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The initiative shall, among other things

  • serve as legal and policy advisor on DOJ's efforts to enforce criminal and civil laws that impact service members, veterans, and their families;
  • develop policy recommendations for improved enforcement of federal law to support service members, veterans, and their families;
  • serve as the liaison and point of contact between DOJ and the military departments;
  • provide counsel for the Office of Justice Programs to ensure that funding decisions take into account service members, veterans, and their families; and
  • enforce federal laws that protect service members and veterans.
Text (5)
Enrolled Bill
Received in Senate
December 9, 2020
Engrossed in House
December 8, 2020
Reported in House
December 7, 2020
Introduced in House
September 23, 2020
Related Bills (2)
Dec 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 5010
Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Nov 18, 2020
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4915
Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020.
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:04 PM
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