3.0.0 4716 2023-01-11T13:39:12Z 2023-01-11T13:39:12Z House HR 2017-12-21 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 209 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COSTA:H.R. 4716.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H10420]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-21T19:35:27Z Referred to 2017-12-21T14:00:07Z Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 115 1557 S 2017-07-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173. Related bill CRS Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act 115 1179 S 2017-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2017-12-21 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2017-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-12-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 N C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2017-12-21 True R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2017-12-21 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2017-12-21 True G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2018-02-23 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Cemeteries and funerals Conflicts and wars Laos Military personnel and dependents Veterans' organizations and recognition Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-12-21 Introduced in House 2018-03-22T21:56:39Z Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act

This bill authorizes burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of the remains of any individual: (1) who was naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 and who resided in the United States at the time of death; or (2) who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and who, at the time of death, resided in the United States and was a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

]]> Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act Display Title Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act Introduced in House 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4716ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4716ih.xml 2017-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.