An Act to deny entitlement to veterans' benefits to certain persons who would otherwise become so entitled solely by virtue of the administrative upgrading under temporarily revised standards of other than honorable discharges from service during the Vietnam era; to require case-by-case review under uniform, historically consistent, generally applicable standards and procedures prior to the award of veterans' benefits to persons administratively discharged under other than honorable conditions from active military, naval, or air service; and for other purposes.

Summary

Denies veterans' benefits to an individual whose discharge from military service during the Vietnam era under less than honorable conditions is administratively upgraded, under temporarily revised standards, to discharge under honorable conditions; but only when such veteran's claim for benefits is based solely on such upgraded discharge.

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Timeline

1. 19 April 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 April 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 June 1977

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 95-305.

   Source: Committee

4. 28 June 1977

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 95-305.

   Source: Committee

5. 8 September 1977

   Floor

   Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.

   Source: Floor

6. 8 September 1977

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #351 (87-2).

   Source: Floor

7. 12 September 1977

   Passed

   Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 8698.

   Source: Floor

8. 12 September 1977

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 8698.

   Source: Floor

9. 12 September 1977

   Floor

   Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.

   Source: Floor

10. 22 September 1977

    Passed

    Senate agreed to House amendment with amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

11. 22 September 1977

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment with amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

12. 23 September 1977

    Passed

    House agreed to Senate amendments to House amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

13. 23 September 1977

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendments to House amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

14. 26 September 1977

    President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

    Source: President

15. 26 September 1977

    President

    Measure enrolled in House.

    Source: President

16. 27 September 1977

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

17. 27 September 1977

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

18. 8 October 1977

    President

    Public Law 95-126.

    Source: President

19. 8 October 1977

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

20. 8 October 1977

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 9 October 1977

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• Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

  summary · EN · 22 September 1977

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Sponsors

• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Byrd, Harry F., Jr. [I-VA] · I · Cosponsor
• Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Curtis, Carl T. [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Scott, William Lloyd [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Allen, James B. [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
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