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HR 8925 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.

Introduced: September 20, 2022 Introduced by: Slotkin, Elissa Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Oct 11, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sep 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 20, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires that the service of specified U.S. merchant marines be considered as active duty for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for veterans benefits. Specifically, the bill applies to merchant marines who served as crewmembers of vessels in oceangoing service during the Vietnam Era in the Southeast Asia theater of operations and receive a certificate of honorable discharge.

What's happening now October 11, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8925: To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8925/
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"H.R. 8925: To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8925/.
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H.R. 8925, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8925/.
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[H.R. 8925: To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8925/)
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