Text of Senate Amendment 6423

On 2026-06-24, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6423" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6423

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3547] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6423. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following: SEC. ___. FEDERAL SHARING OF INFORMATION ABOUT VETERANS WITH STATE AGENCIES. (a) Sharing Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Archivist of the United States, the Secretary of Labor, and the head of any other Federal agency that collects, maintains, or archives veteran-specific data relating to service in the Armed Forces shall share such data with State agencies that have a focus on helping veterans. (b) Data.--Data shared under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Service treatment records. (2) Information about service-connected disabilities. (3) Any record necessary to determine eligibility of a veteran for benefits and services from a State agency described in subsection (a). (c) Purpose.--Data shared under subsection (a) shall be for the purpose of enabling State agencies described in such subsection to provide services to veterans, including the following: (1) Admission to State Veterans' Homes. (2) Disability and pension claims processing. (3) Retirement corrections. (4) Education benefits. (5) The Department of Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Program. ______