SENATE 111115th CongressCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.
Filipino Veterans Promise Act
- Last Action
- 6/15/2017
Actions
- 2017-06-15Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.
- 2017-01-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-01-12Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-12 (00)
Filipino Veterans Promise Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense to establish a process for determining whether individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or in the Philippine Scouts while in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and who are not included in the Missouri List are eligible for certain benefits relating to their U.S. service.
Cosponsors (1)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Subjects
- Asia
- Conflicts and wars
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Military history
- Military personnel and dependents
- Philippines
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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