US Congress House Bill 4716 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act This bill authorizes burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of the remains of any individual: (1) who was naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 and who resided in the United States at the time of death; or (2) who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and who, at the time of death, resided in the United States and was a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act

Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2017-12-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-12-21	House	Introduced in House

SB1179 (Same As) 2017-05-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB1557 (Related) 2017-07-13 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 173.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4716/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4716/BILLS-115hr4716ih.pdf