United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 170 (109th)
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act
Introduced
4 January 2005
Last action
4 January 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence, Housing
Source updated
15 August 2025
Healthcare · Defence · Housing
Summary
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act - Makes former members of the Philippine Commonwealth Army or new Philippine Scouts who served with U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and became U.S. citizens or lawfully resided in the United States eligible for: (1) payment of compensation ($100 per month) for service-connected disability; (2) vocational rehabilitation as well as job counseling, training, and placement; and (3) veterans' housing loans made or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient health care at the Manila Outpatient Clinic in the Republic of the Philippines for such veterans residing in the Philippines. Makes spouses of such veterans eligible for veterans' educational assistance. Makes the rate of assistance for such spouses and children residing in the United States equal to the rate for the dependents of U.S. veterans. Makes such spouses and dependents eligible for job counseling, training, and placement benefits. Requires the Secretary to ensure that at least one member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans is a Commonwealth Army veteran or new Philippine Scout.
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Timeline
4 January 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 January 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsvr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005
- related to ← A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
- related to ← Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/170
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/170
- us · 109-hr-170 · source updated 15 August 2025