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114-hr-3040114th Congress

To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sponsored By: Representative LOIS CAPPS

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Summary

Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop guidelines for use, by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Department of Veterans Affairs, of unofficial sources of information, including eyewitness statements, to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records as a result of the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or any subsequent incident while the records were in DOD's possession.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

LOIS CAPPS

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • MICHAEL HONDA

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • STEVE ISRAEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • CHARLES RANGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • JOSE SERRANO

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 7/13/2015

  • Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/15/2015

  • Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 7/15/2015

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/15/2015

  • Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]

    MP • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2015

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2015

  • Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2015

  • Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]

    GU • D

    Sponsored 7/27/2015

  • Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/28/2015

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 7/28/2015

  • Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 9/8/2015

  • Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2015

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2015

  • WALTER JONES

    NC • R

    Sponsored 11/16/2015

  • Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 12/11/2015

  • Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2015

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