Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2011
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 7, 2011 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | May 5, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Oct 13, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 27, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Nov 4, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Dec 13, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Feb 17, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Feb 17, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | May 22, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 22, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | May 22, 2012 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jul 11, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 11, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 25, 2012 |
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 6, 2011 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Feb 18, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 6, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 E200 | Jim McDermott D-WA | Feb 15, 2012 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H103.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-21 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1911, H.R. 240, H.R. 1263, H.R. 120, H.R. 2274, H.R. 2301, H.R. 2302, H.R. 2345, AND H.R. 232978 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 7, 2011 |
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 Fairness Act of 2011
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 6, 2011Introduced 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.
