Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005
Latest action · Jan 25, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 67
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2005 to Nov 1, 2005; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jan 25, 2005 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Martin Olav Sabo | Feb 9, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Mar 7, 2005 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 18, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 23, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 23, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Richard W. Pombo | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Nov 1, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 25, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 25, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E56)
- Jan 25, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1095 | Grace F. Napolitano D-CA | May 25, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E987 | Bob Filner D-CA | May 16, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E338 | Michael M. Honda D-CA | Mar 2, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H329, H336 | Bob Filner D-CA, Ed Case D-HI | Feb 2, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E56 | Randy (Duke) Cunningham R-CA | Jan 25, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-636 | THE LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, THE BLINDED VETERANS OF AMERICA, THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART, AND THE JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE USA62 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 9, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-376 | FIELD HEARING ON THE STATE OF VA CARE IN HAWAII: PART II89 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jan 11, 2006 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 79 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II. | Related bill | Jan 24, 2005 |
| S 146 | Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jan 25, 2005 |
| HR 170 | Filipino Veterans Fairness Act | Related bill | Jan 4, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.