PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF THE

Bills and resolutions

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): support centrality in Indo-Pacific Region (see S. Res. 141), S1091 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve benefits to certain individuals who served under U.S. command in Philippines forces and Philippine Scouts during World War II (see H.R. 6121), H5181 [30OC]

——— increase amount of survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance provided to eligible individual pursuing program of education at institution in Philippines (see H.R. 1635), H1292 [17MR]

Foreign aid: suspend security assistance until certain reforms to military and police forces are made (see H.R. 1433), H1149 [7MR]

Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitment to Mutual Defense Treaty, implement Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, and object to China’s sovereignty claims to South China Sea (see H. Res. 837), H5229 [1NO]

——— reaffirm U.S.-Philippines alliance and condemn gray zone campaign of China in South China Sea against Philippines (see H. Res. 843), H5404 [3NO]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1263), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2823), H1945 [25AP]

——— extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in Philippines and died while serving on active duty with U.S. Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities (see H.R. 3714), H2637 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Bicol Association of Greater Jacksonville, Inc.: anniversary, E877 [21SE]

Cadayong, Aaron: Dept. of State Benjamin A. Gilman International Student Program scholarship recipient, E1135 [29NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase amount of survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance provided to eligible individual pursuing program of education at institution in Philippines, H2476 [22MY]

Independence: anniversary, H2467 [22MY], H2746 [6JN]

Vallejo Philippine Cultural Committee: Pista Sa Nayon Festival celebration, E503 [30MY]

Remarks in Senate

World War II: anniversary of Battle of Bataan, S395 [14FE]

Texts of

S. Res. 141, support Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) centrality in Indo-Pacific Region, S1097 [30MR]