H.R. 91Veterans Identification Card Act 2015

2 recorded actions124 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Vern Buchanan [R-FL-16]
Cosponsors: 82 · 46 Republicans · 36 Democrats
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jul 20, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-31.

IntroducedJan 6, 2015
Passed the HouseMay 18, 2015
Passed the SenateJun 22, 2015
Sent to the PresidentJul 9, 2015
Became lawJul 20, 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 22, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veteran's Identification Card Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to a requesting veteran who is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the VA system of patient enrollment.

Requires such card, among other things, to: (1) display the veteran's name and photograph, and (2) serve as proof that the veteran has a DD-214 form or other official document in his or her military personnel file that describes the veteran's military service.

Directs VA to charge a card fee.

States that such card shall not serve as proof of entitlement to any benefits.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 91 as public Law on Jul 20, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 912 roll calls on this measure

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May 18, 2015Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJul 7, 2015

How every member votedHouse roll call 240

House May 18, 2015 · the primary vote

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Veteran’s I.D. Card Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

402 Yea 0 Nay 30 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members432 members

Democratic188 members

Republican244 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors82 · 46 Republicans · 36 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 91 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 913 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 91 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INCfiled by IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

Veterans4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2015Filing

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Medicare/Medicaid · Defense · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Veterans2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2015Filing

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: United Services Automobile Association Employee PAC - Usaa Employee PAC

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Banking · Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Housing +5 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2015Filing

7 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.