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H.R. 91: Veterans Identification Card Act 2015

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H.R. 91: Veterans Identification Card Act 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-06 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-31.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 391 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, HR91 (2015-07-07), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-31. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Veterans Identification Card Act 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 22, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veteran's Identification Card Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to a requesting veteran who is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the VA system of patient enrollment. Requires such card, among other things, to: (1) display the veteran's name and photograph, and (2) serve as proof that the veteran has a DD-214 form or other official document in his or her military personnel file that describes the veteran's military service. Directs VA to charge a card fee. States that such card shall not serve as proof of entitlement to any benefits.

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Official text

Veterans Identification Card Act 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · 82 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), William R. Keating (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Peter Welch (D-VT), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 22 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] reported raising $932,898 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr91 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114