S 690 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced Apr 9, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor Brian Schatz D-HI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 12, 2013 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.

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. IntroducedApr 9, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013 - 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 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2013 to May 6, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalApr 9, 2013
D-AKMark BegichApr 24, 2013
R-AKLisa MurkowskiMay 6, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 12, 2013Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
  2. Apr 9, 2013Introduced in Senate
  3. Apr 9, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2507)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1452Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013Identical billApr 26, 2013

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 9, 2013Introduced in Senate

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