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HR 1855 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Life, casualty, property insurance Military history Military personnel and dependents Philippines Veterans' pensions and compensation

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite…

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To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 7, 2013
Introduced in House
May 7, 2013
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish a process for determining whether individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or in the Philippine Scouts while in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and who are not included in the Missouri List are eligible for certain benefits relating to their U.S. service.

What's happening now June 20, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 16, 2013
FARR, SAM
· May 13, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 13, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· May 7, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 7, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 7, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 7, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 7, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 7, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 7, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1855: To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1855/
MLA
"H.R. 1855: To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1855/.
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H.R. 1855, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1855/.
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[H.R. 1855: To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1855/)
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