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Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2007
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-70.
Jan 4, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S76)
Jan 4, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S75-76)
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007 - Deems certain service performed before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts as active military service for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Repeals certain provisions discounting such service as qualifying service.
What's happening now April 11, 2007

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-70.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 10, 2007
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 19, 2007
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 7, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 57: Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-57/
MLA
"S. 57: Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-57/.
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S. 57, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-57/.
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