3.0.0 2823 2022-11-01T05:32:23Z 2022-11-01T05:32:23Z House HR 2019-05-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SPEIER:H.R. 2823.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H3962]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-11T13:16:54Z Referred to 2019-05-17T13:02:15Z 2019-06-11 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-05-17 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 N B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2019-05-17 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2019-05-17 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-05-17 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2019-05-17 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-05-17 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2019-05-17 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2019-05-17 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2019-05-17 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-05-17 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-05-17 True L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2019-05-17 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2019-05-17 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-05-17 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-05-17 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2019-05-17 True S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2019-05-17 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2019-05-17 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2019-05-17 True G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2019-05-17 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2019-05-17 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-05-17 True G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 2019-05-17 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2019-05-28 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2019-06-24 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2019-11-05 False 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 2019-05-17 Introduced in House 2022-04-14T18:09:26Z Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2019

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).

In determining eligibility under this bill, the VA must take into account any relevant service documentation, including documentation other than the Missouri List (certain military service records).

]]> Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2019 Display Title Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced 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 House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2823ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2823ih.xml 2019-06-11 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.