{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://nolan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/nolan-praises-va-announcement-of-new-veterans-id-card-rollout-in", "Nolan Praises VA Announcement of New Veterans ID Card Rollout in Response to His October Letter And Pledges to Assist Veterans With Applications", "2017-12-04", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Rick Nolan", "N000127", "nolan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Rep Rick Nolan today praised the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs\u2019 announcement of the rollout of an application process for the national Veterans Identification Card (VIC) and pledged to assist Veterans of Minnesota\u2019s 8th District with their applications. This announcement follows the letter sent to the VA in October by Rep. Nolan and ranking Member on the Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Tim Walz, which requested an update on the implementation of the rollout of the Veteran\u2019s Identification Card program.\n\u00a0\nThis rollout is mandated through the Veteran\u2019s Identification Card Act of 2015, which aims to make it easier for all Veterans to identify themselves to retailers and others. Prior to the enactment of this law, a Veteran who had served a minimum obligated time in service, but who did not meet the retirement or medical discharge threshold, was ineligible to receive an ID.\n\u00a0\n\u201cVeterans deserve recognition and a simple way to identify themselves without carrying around discharge paperwork. I am pleased to see that the VA is making good on its long-overdue promise,\u201d said Nolan. \u201cHowever, I am aware that the VA\u2019s application website may be currently overloaded due to the high volume of traffic. I will continue to closely monitor the online application process to ensure it runs smoothly and that all deserving Veterans receive their identification cards in a timely manner. I will also work to ensure that Veterans lacking Internet access have an alternate means to register.\u201d \n\u00a0\nTo request a VIC, Veterans must visit vets.gov, click on \u201cApply for Printed Veteran ID Card\u201d on the bottom left of the page and sign in or create an account. Veterans who are having difficulty with the website should contact Rep. Nolan\u2019s nearest office here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://nolan.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/nolan-praises-va-announcement-of-new-veterans-id-card-rollout-in"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2191880270838737, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}