3.0.0 4086 2023-01-11T13:46:08Z 2023-01-11T13:46:08Z Senate S 2020-06-25 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-25T20:23:45Z Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act 116 6082 HR 2020-07-23 Committee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 116 7105 HR 2021-01-05 Became Public Law No: 116-315. Related bill CRS 2020-06-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-06-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2020-06-25 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2020-07-20 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-07-20 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2020-07-20 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-07-20 False B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-09-22 False Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2020-09-22 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2020-11-16 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2020-12-03 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-12-03 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-06-25 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-20T18:05:50Z Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020

This bill revises the definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill adjusts the start date of the era to November 1, 1955 (currently February 28, 1961), when relating to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.

]]> Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 Display Title Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4086is/xml/BILLS-116s4086is.xml 2020-06-25 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.