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HR 3443 107th Congress House

Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress regarding the requirements applicable to the inscription of veterans' names on the memorial wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Introduced: December 19, 2001 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security CommemorationsCongressCongressional reporting requirementsDistrict of Columbia
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Governmental investigationsHistoryMilitary historyMonuments and memorialsVietnam veteransVietnamese ConflictWar casualties
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 28, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Dec 11, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR H9226)
Dec 11, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to study and report to Congress: (1) to identify veterans who died after October 31, 1955, as a result of military operations in southeast Asia whose names are not eligible for inscription on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; and (2) on the feasibility and equitability of revising the eligibility requirements to be more inclusive of such veterans or of creating an alternative means for recognizing them.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 5 Independent 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 17, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 12, 2002
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 6, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 6, 2002
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 6, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 29, 2002
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Dec 20, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 19, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 19, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3443: Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3443/
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