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HR 2766 114th 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 2015

Introduced: June 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jun 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2015

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.

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 June 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3003 Related bill Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2016
  • HR 6062 Related bill SERVICE Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 18
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 16, 2015
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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 12, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2766: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2766/
MLA
"H.R. 2766: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2766/.
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H.R. 2766, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2766/.
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