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WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of legislation that will create an official identification card for veterans. 

“Many veterans have contacted me over the years expressing their frustration at having to carry official Department of Defense discharge papers to prove their military service,” said Foxx. “This legislation makes it easier for our veterans to access services available to them and better protects them from identify theft.”

H.R. 91, the Veterans Identification Card Act 2015, unanimously passed the House and the Senate and has been sent to the president’s desk for his signature.

The legislation will make it easier for veterans to prove their military service without having to produce a service record or other valuable document. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs currently offers identification cards only to those who have served at least 20 years in the Armed Forces or those who receive medical care for a service-connected disability. As a result, many veterans have to document their military service through official records, which contain sensitive personal information that leaves them at unnecessary risk for identity theft.

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U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx represents North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District and is the elected Republican Conference Secretary. Dr. Foxx is the chair of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and serves as Vice Chair of the House Rules Committee.