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H.R. 5490: Veterans Identification Protection Act

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H.R. 5490: Veterans Identification Protection Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Veterans Identification Protection Act

Plain summary

Veterans Identification Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish a national database of each veteran who receives or applies for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; (2) assign to each veteran a four-digit personal identification number; and (3) take such steps as necessary to provide that any entity entering into a commercial transaction with a veteran that includes the extension of credit or any other thing of value to verify the veteran's identity through the use of that number. Makes such an entity liable for attorney's fees and injuries incurred as a result of failure to verify a veteran's identity pursuant to this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Veterans Identification Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5490 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109