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H.R. 5791 · 117th Congress

SERVE Act of 2021

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

ABD BrownSponsor
6 cosponsors · 5 D, 1 R

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Service Education Reallocation for Vacant Elected offices Act of 2021 or the SERVE Act of 2021

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 1, 2021

Service Education Reallocation for Vacant Elected offices Act of 2021 or the SERVE Act of 2021

This bill modifies the authority to make nominations for cadets or midshipmen to the military service academies in situations where a Member of Congress has not submitted a nomination due to death, resignation from office, or expulsion from office and no successor member has been sworn in to office.

Specifically, in the event a Senator does not make a nomination for one of the specified reasons, the nominations must be made by the other Senator from the state concerned. In the event a Representative does not make a nomination for one of the specified reasons, the Senators from the state of the congressional district concerned must make the nomination, with nominations divided equally among Senators and any remainder going to the senior Senator from the state.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: SERVE Act of 2021

Also known as: Service Education Reallocation for Vacant Elected offices Act of 2021

Latest action (Nov 1, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 1, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.