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H.R. 8421: SERVE Act
119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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SERVE Act
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SERVE Act
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Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · 42 cosponsors
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Mike Levin (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Becca Balint (D-VT), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), George Latimer (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), Josh Riley (D-NY), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Sean Casten (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] reported raising $23.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Sources
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8421.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr8421 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills