US Congress House Bill 481 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-08 - 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]

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept any of the following as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund: (1) the name of the eligible person included on the Approved Revised Reconstructed Guerilla Roster (commonly known as the "Missouri List"); (2) documents included in the claims folder of the eligible person that prove such service, including an affidavit from the government of the Philippines certifying such service; or (3) any other documents issued or accepted by the government of the Philippines as proof of such service. Authorizes the Secretary to make a payment to such an individual filing a claim within 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept certain documents as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and for other purposes.

Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2013-02-05	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H348)
2013-02-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/481/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr481/BILLS-113hr481ih.pdf