Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 20, 2019 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.
- IntroducedAug 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019
This bill expands eligibility for internment in national cemeteries to include certain individuals who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerilla unit or irregular forces in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975. Such individuals are eligible if, at the time of their death, they resided in the United States and were a U.S. citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 23, 2019 to Oct 28, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Aug 23, 2019 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Aug 23, 2019 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Aug 23, 2019 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Oct 28, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Aug 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Aug 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2019Introduced in House
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