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HR 5590 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Citizenship and naturalization Conflicts and wars South Korea Veterans' medical care Vietnam

Korean American VALOR Act

Introduced: January 13, 2020 Introduced by: Cisneros, Gilbert Ray Democratic · California 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
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief Act or the Korean American VALOR Act

This bill entitles certain veterans who served in the armed forces of the Republic of Korea to hospital and domiciliary care and medical services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill entitles those veterans who served in the armed forces of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or during a time period determined by the VA, and became U.S. citizens after such service.

What's happening now February 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 13, 2020
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 13, 2020
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 13, 2020
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jan 13, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jan 13, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5590: Korean American VALOR Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5590/
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"H.R. 5590: Korean American VALOR Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5590/.
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H.R. 5590, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5590/.
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