# 116-hr-5689: Every Veteran Counts Act

116-hr-5689, Every Veteran Counts Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5689
- Congress: 116
- Title: Every Veteran Counts Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2020-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5689 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5689)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5689 (as of 2025-11-18).