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HR 4204 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Cemeteries and funerals Conflicts and wars Laos Military personnel and dependents Veterans' organizations and recognition Vietnam

Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019

Introduced: August 23, 2019 Introduced by: Costa, Jim Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Aug 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Aug 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019

This bill expands eligibility for internment in national cemeteries to include certain individuals who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerilla unit or irregular forces in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975. Such individuals are eligible if, at the time of their death, they resided in the United States and were a U.S. citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

What's happening now September 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4204: Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4204/
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"H.R. 4204: Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4204/.
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H.R. 4204, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4204/.
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