United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6897 (110th)
Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2008
Introduced
15 September 2008
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Status
Received in the Senate.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2008 - Establishes in the Treasury the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, whose amounts shall be available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs without fiscal year limitation to make payments to specified eligible persons who served: (1) before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, while in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (2) in the Philippine Scouts. Sets the payment amounts at $15,000 for U.S. citizens and $9,000 for non-U.S. citizens.
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8 official files
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate · EN · 23 September 2008
Received in Senate (PDF)
Received in Senate · EN · 23 September 2008
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 September 2008
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 September 2008
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 23 September 2008
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 September 2008
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 September 2008
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 September 2008
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6897
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6897