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S 1806 106th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security East Asia Forced labor Gifts History Japan Labor and Employment Military history Philippines Prisoners of war Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits World War II

A bill to authorize the payment of a gratuity to certain members of the Armed Forces who served at Bataan and Corregidor during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other…

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A bill to authorize the payment of a gratuity to certain members of the Armed Forces who served at Bataan and Corregidor during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2000
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Oct 27, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Oct 27, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13266-13267)
Oct 27, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a gratuity of $20,000 to veterans (or their surviving spouse) who: (1) served at Bataan or Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II; (2) were captured and held as prisoners of war by Japan during such service; and (3) were required by Japan to perform slave labor in Japan during such War.
What's happening now July 20, 2000

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 30, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1806: A bill to authorize the payment of a gratuity to certain members of the Armed Forces who served at Bataan and Corregidor during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1806/
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"S. 1806: A bill to authorize the payment of a gratuity to certain members of the Armed Forces who served at Bataan and Corregidor during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1806/.
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S. 1806, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1806/.
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