HR 6121 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2023

Introduced Oct 30, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Kevin Mullin D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 9, 2023 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 30, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 30, 2023 to Jun 3, 2024; 40 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-HIEd CaseOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalOct 30, 2023
R-GUJames C. MoylanOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAJim CostaOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalOct 30, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottNov 8, 2023
D-MIShri ThanedarFeb 23, 2024
D-CAKatie PorterFeb 29, 2024
D-OHGreg LandsmanApr 23, 2024
D-ILMike QuigleyApr 23, 2024
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 3, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Oct 30, 2023
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Nov 9, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Oct 30, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Oct 30, 2023Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution; Clause 12 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution; Clause 14 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Armed Forces and National Security

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 178, October 30, 2023, page H5181.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
IF10250The PhilippinesResourceMar 4, 2026

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 improve the benefits furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who served in the forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2023

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. Oct 30, 2023Introduced in House

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