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H.R. 2540 (108th)

Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act

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Introduced

19 June 2003

Last action

19 June 2003 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Sponsors

Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Schrock, Edward L. [R-VA-2], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Ose, Doug [R-CA-3], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]

Subjects

Defence, Education

Source updated

18 August 2025

Defence · Education

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Summary

Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to study and report to Congress: (1) to identify veterans who died after October 31, 1955, as a result of military operations in southeast Asia whose names are not eligible for inscription on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; and (2) on the feasibility and equitability of revising the eligibility requirements to be more inclusive of such veterans or of creating an alternative means for recognizing them, including alternatives involving an education center at the Memorial.

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Timeline

  1. 19 June 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 19 June 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 June 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

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