To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that persons considered to be Commonwealth Army veterans by reason of service with the Armed Forces during World War II in the Philippines shall be eligible for full veterans' benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Introduced

6 June 1989

Last action

6 June 1989 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rescom. Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8]

Subjects

Defence

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Summary

Includes in the definition of a veteran (therefore eligible for all veterans' benefits) all persons considered to be Commonwealth Army veterans by reason of service with the armed forces during World War II in the Philippines.

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6 June 1989
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Introduced in House
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/2545
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