3.0.0 4204 2022-11-01T13:50:09Z 2022-11-01T13:50:09Z House HR 2019-08-23 116 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-20T21:28:57Z Referred to 2019-08-23T14:00:35Z 2019-09-20 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-08-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-08-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-08-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2019-08-23 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2019-08-23 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2019-08-23 True P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2019-10-28 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 2019-08-23 Introduced in House 2020-04-20T14:37:07Z Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019

This bill expands eligibility for internment in national cemeteries to include certain individuals who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerilla unit or irregular forces in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975. Such individuals are eligible if, at the time of their death, they resided in the United States and were a U.S. citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

]]> Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019 Display Title Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019 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 Title(s) as Introduced Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4204ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4204ih.xml 2019-09-20 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.