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S. 1179 115th Congress Senate

Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the Unit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 18, 2017 Introduced by: Lisa Murkowski Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AsiaCemeteries and funeralsConflicts and warsLaos
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Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' organizations and recognitionVietnam
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 18, 2017
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 Latest action May 18, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act

This bill authorizes burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of the remains of any individual: (1) who was naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 and who resided in the United States at the time of death; or (2) who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and who, at the time of death, resided in the United States and was a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4716 Identical bill Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act
  • S 1557 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 12, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 18, 2017
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 18, 2017
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 18, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 18, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1179: Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1179/
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"S. 1179: Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1179/.
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S. 1179, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1179/.
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