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HR 4261 109th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Labor and Employment Merchant marine Merchant seamen Military discharges Transportation and Public Works Veterans' benefits Vietnam veterans

To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.

Introduced: November 9, 2005 Introduced by: Bishop, Sanford D. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Nov 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Nov 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nov 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 9, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Considers as active duty service, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs, service of an individual in the U.S. merchant marine who: (1) served as a crewmember of a vessel that was in oceangoing service during the Vietnam Era in the Southeast Asia theater of operations; and (2) received a certificate of honorable discharge. Makes such eligibility retroactive as of the last date of such service.

What's happening now November 29, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4261: To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4261/
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"H.R. 4261: To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4261/.
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H.R. 4261, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4261/.
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[H.R. 4261: To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4261/)
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