United States · Bill · S
S. 1237 (116th)
DD–214 Modernization Act
Original
Introduced
30 April 2019
Last action
30 April 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
DD-214 Modernization Act This bill directs the Department of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide an email address by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty.
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Timeline
30 April 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
30 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 30 April 2019 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 April 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 April 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 April 2019
Sponsors
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
- · ssas00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → DD–214 Modernization Act
- related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1237
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1237
- us · 116-s-1237 · source updated 5 December 2025