# 114-hr-3971: SERV Act

114-hr-3971, SERV Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3971
- Congress: 114
- Title: SERV Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced: 2015-11-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Support Earned Recognition for Veterans Act or the SERV Act Excludes from the definitions of "active duty," "active duty for training," and "inactive duty training," for veteran benefit or employment preference purposes, any service performed at a preparatory school of a service academy by a student who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3971 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3971)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3971 (as of 2025-11-18).