Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Aug 23, 2019)
Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019
This bill expands eligibility for internment in national cemeteries to include certain individuals who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerilla unit or irregular forces in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975. Such individuals are eligible if, at the time of their death, they resided in the United States and were a U.S. citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
What just happenedSep 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseAug 23, 2019
- Sep 20, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee - Aug 23, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Aug 23, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Aug 23, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House