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Senate Bill 1291
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Record of Military Service for Members of the Armed Forces Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 21, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 21, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 21, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
1291
Congress
117
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Gary Peters
Michigan
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Republican
Jerry Moran
Kansas
Republican
Roger Wicker
Mississippi
Republican
Roy Blunt
Missouri
Democrat
Jon Tester
Montana
Republican
James Lankford
Oklahoma
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Record of Military Service for Members of the Armed Forces Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to create the Certificate of Military Service. The Certificate of Military service will be a standard record of military service for all members of active and reserve components of the armed forces to encompass all duty, including that of National Guard and Coast Guard duty.

Under the bill, the document must (1) be standardized, (2) be the same for all members of the armed forces, and (3) replace and serve the same function as a discharge certificate or certificate of release (DOD Form DD-214).

The bill also requires that a current record of service be issued to members of the reserve components upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

  • permanent change to duty status (e.g., retirement or transfer to active duty),
  • discharge or release from temporary active duty orders,
  • specified promotions, and
  • transfer to another state National Guard.
Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
April 21, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Mar 09, 2022
Introduced in House
46
Sponsorship
House Bill 7041
Record of Military Service for Members of the Armed Forces Act of 2022
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.
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Actions (2)
04/21/2021
Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
04/21/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:49:14 PM
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