United States · Bill · S
S. 1559 (113th)
Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013
Introduced
27 September 2013
Last action
30 October 2013 · Committee
Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
3 December 2025
Summary
Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013 - Provides that, with respect to eligibility for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of Filipino veterans who are lawful U.S. residents, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not determine that such a person is not an individual residing in the United States solely because the person is outside the United States for any period of less than one year.
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Timeline
27 September 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7008)
Source: IntroReferral
27 September 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
30 October 2013
Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 September 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssva00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1559
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1559
- us · 113-s-1559 · source updated 3 December 2025