Korean American VALOR Act
Latest action · May 4, 2021 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief Act or the Korean American VALOR Act
This bill entitles certain veterans who served in the armed forces of the Republic of Korea to hospital and domiciliary care and medical services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill entitles those veterans who served in the armed forces of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or during a time period determined by the VA, and became U.S. citizens after such service.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2021 to Jul 12, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 27, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 12, 2022 |
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, 2021Markup May 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 17, 2021Hearings Apr 15, 2021Discharged May 4, 2021 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2021Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
- May 4, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 4, 2021Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 15, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 6, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2021Referred 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 26, 2021H.R. 234, Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 4, January 6, 2021, page H117.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Korean American VALOR Act
- Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief 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.
- Jan 6, 2021Introduced 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.
