HRES 317
109th Congress
House
International Affairs
Armed Forces and National Security
Asian American ethnic groups
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Laos
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Vietnam veterans
Honoring Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families and the 30th year of the end of the Indochina conflict in Laos.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Honors refugee Lao and Hmong veterans and their families who suffered, sacrificed, and died, along with the armed forces and clandestine forces of the United States, during the Indochina conflict in Laos.
Recognizes and deeply appreciates the important and invaluable contributions of Lao- and Hmong-Americans to the people of the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
4
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 317: Honoring Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families and the 30th year of the end of the Indochina conflict in Laos.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-317/
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H. Res. 317, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-317/.
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