SERVE Act
The SERVE Act extends various Veterans Affairs benefits to former military members who were discharged specifically due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. This legislation amends existing laws to include these individuals in access to hospital care, mental health counseling, burial in national cemeteries, post-9/11 education assistance, and VA housing loans. The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to notify affected service members about available benefits and mandates a report within 15 months detailing how many individuals have received these services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 21, 2026
Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Committee
1
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 39 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
Analilia Mejia
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
Co
Frederica S. Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Amo
DDemocratic
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