Special Guerrilla Unit Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 7/26/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2021-05-04Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-05-04Introduced in House
- 2021-05-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-04 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (15)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)
- David Trone (D-MD)
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