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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the military service of Filipinos during World War II and their eligibility for benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the military service of Filipinos during World War II and their eligibility for benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: February 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 28, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 11, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the regular and new Philippine Scouts, U.S. Army Forces of the Far East Guerrillas, and members of the Commonwealth Army of the Philippines deserve recognition for their valiant service during World War II; and (2) the new Philippine Scouts and Commonwealth Army veterans deserve to receive the same veterans' benefits to which other U.S. armed forces veterans are entitled.
What's happening now February 28, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 25, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 29, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 27, 2003
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 11, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 65: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the military service of Filipinos during World War II and their eligibility for benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-65/
MLA
"H. Res. 65: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the military service of Filipinos during World War II and their eligibility for benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-65/.
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H. Res. 65, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-65/.
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[H. Res. 65: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the military service of Filipinos during World War II and their eligibility for benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-65/)
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