3.0.0 3003 2023-01-11T13:32:52Z 2023-01-11T13:32:52Z Senate S 2016-05-26 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-05-26T18:55:05Z Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2015 114 2766 HR 2015-06-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS SERVICE Act 114 6062 HR 2016-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2016-05-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-05-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2016-05-26 True Armed Forces and National Security Asia Philippines Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-05-26 Introduced in Senate 2016-06-07T14:09:12Z Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2016

This bill deems certain service performed before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to be active military service for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The VA shall, in determining eligibility under this Act, take into account any relevant service documentation, including documentation other than the Missouri List (the list of all discharged and deceased veterans from the 20th century).

]]> Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2016 Display Title Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3003is/xml/BILLS-114s3003is.xml 2016-05-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.