S. 1797: Connect with Veterans Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5163-5165)

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5163-5165) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Connect with Veterans Act of 2015

Plain summary

Connect with Veterans Act of 2015 Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to facilitate VA outreach to veterans, primary state agencies for the administration of veterans' benefits and services, political subdivisions of states, and Indian tribes. Requires the VA, to carry out such program, to: (1) establish a national veterans directory, and (2) share directory information with any such entities from which a participating individual has expressed interest in receiving information. Prohibits: (1) the VA from selling information collected under this Act, (2) the VA or any participating entity from sharing such information with a non-participating entity, or (3) any participating entity from using any such information for any political communication or from requiring any participating individual to purchase any product or service. Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) provide to each member of the Armed Forces separating from service a form for the collection of information to be included in the directory, (2) ensure that completion of the form is voluntary, and (3) take steps to protect the privacy of individuals and the security of information. Directs DOD and the Department of Labor jointly to take steps to integrate the collection of information under this Act into the Transition Assistance Program.

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Official text

Connect with Veterans Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · 3 cosponsors

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Jerry Moran (R-KS), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), John Boozman (R-AR)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1797.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1797 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114