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HR 2969 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021

Introduced: May 17, 2021 Introduced by: Costa, Jim Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 4, 2021
Introduced in House
May 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 2 Republican 4
Cicilline, David
· May 17, 2021
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 4, 2021
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · May 4, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 4, 2021
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 4, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 4, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 4, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· May 4, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· May 4, 2021
Speier, Jackie
· May 4, 2021
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · May 4, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2969: Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2969/
MLA
"H.R. 2969: Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2969/.
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H.R. 2969, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2969/.
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