HR 210 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced Jan 6, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Jackie Speier D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 18, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011 - Deems certain service performed before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts as active military service for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in determining eligibility under this Act, to take into account any relevant service documentation, including documentation other than the Missouri List (the list of all discharged and deceased veterans from the 20th century).

Cosponsors 96

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2011 to Jul 25, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABob FilnerMar 17, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkMar 17, 2011
D-CAGeorge MillerMar 17, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Mar 17, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyMar 17, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 17, 2011
D-CAZoe LofgrenMar 17, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 7, 2011
D-CALinda T. SánchezApr 7, 2011
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaApr 14, 2011
D-CAJudy ChuApr 14, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonApr 14, 2011
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardApr 14, 2011
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottApr 14, 2011
D-CAAnna G. EshooApr 15, 2011
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Jan 6, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jan 6, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Jan 6, 2011Introduced in House

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