Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2020 Committee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act
This bill revises the definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill adjusts the start date of the era to November 1, 1955 (currently February 28, 1961), when relating to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2020 to Jul 27, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Mar 4, 2020 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Mar 4, 2020 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Mar 4, 2020 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Mar 4, 2020 |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Original | Mar 4, 2020 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Mar 5, 2020 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Mar 10, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | May 19, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 22, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | May 22, 2020 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | May 22, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | May 22, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 1, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Jun 26, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Jun 29, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 29, 2020 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jul 16, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jul 16, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 16, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jul 27, 2020 |
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 Mar 4, 2020Hearings Jul 23, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2020Committee Hearings Held.
- Mar 4, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 43, March 4, 2020, page H1505.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4086 | Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2020 |
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 revise the definition of "Vietnam era" for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2020Introduced 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.
