HR 2969
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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