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HR 1452 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Philippines Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced: April 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 9, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 9, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013 - 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 (VA).

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in determining eligibility under this Act, to take into account any relevant service documentation, including documentation other than the Missouri List (the list of all discharged and deceased veterans from the 20th century).

What's happening now April 26, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 690 Identical bill Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 13
D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 15, 2013
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 15, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 4, 2013
Lipinski, Daniel
· May 9, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Apr 9, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Apr 9, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Apr 9, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Apr 9, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Apr 9, 2013
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Apr 9, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Apr 9, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 9, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 9, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1452: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1452/
MLA
"H.R. 1452: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1452/.
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H.R. 1452, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1452/.
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