Empowering States to Serve Veterans Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Aug 6, 2026
What it does
The Empowering States to Serve Veterans Act would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to share veterans’ contact information with state veterans agencies at least quarterly to improve outreach, while excluding protected health information, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, financial data, disability ratings, claims information, and other sensitive details. Veterans must receive clear notice in paper and electronic formats that their information may be shared and may opt out at any time via an accessible online form or toll-free number, with opting out requiring the VA to cease sharing and state agencies to destroy the information unless the veteran later gives affirmative…
AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.