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S 3246 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill extends authority through September 30, 2017, for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.

What's happening now July 14, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3246: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3246/
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"S. 3246: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3246/.
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S. 3246, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3246/.
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