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HR 3207 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Immigration status and procedures Philippines Veterans' pensions and compensation

Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013

Introduced: November 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sep 27, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 27, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013 - Provides that, with respect to eligibility for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of Filipino veterans who are lawful U.S. residents, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not determine that such a person is not an individual residing in the United States solely because the person is outside the United States for any period of less than one year.

What's happening now October 14, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1559 Identical bill Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 9, 2014
Lipinski, Daniel
· Nov 15, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 23, 2013
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 8, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 28, 2013
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 27, 2013
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Sep 27, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Sep 27, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 27, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3207: Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3207/
MLA
"H.R. 3207: Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3207/.
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H.R. 3207, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3207/.
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