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S. 1237: DD-214 Modernization Act

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A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted.

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Sponsor and status

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Mike Rounds

Sponsor. Junior Senator for South Dakota. Republican.

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Last Updated: Apr 30, 2019
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Apr 30, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status

Introduced on Apr 30, 2019

This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on April 30, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Prognosis
4% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
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Congress.gov

History

Apr 30, 2019
 
Introduced

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Signed by the President

S. 1237 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1237. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

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