HR 234
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Asia
Citizenship and naturalization
Conflicts and wars
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
South Korea
Veterans' medical care
Vietnam
Korean American VALOR Act
Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 4, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 4, 2021
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Apr 15, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committees of jurisdiction
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