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Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020

4086

116th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

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Committee

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Floor Vote

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Other Chamber

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Enacted

Introduced

June 25, 2020

Latest Action

June 25, 2020

Primary Sponsor

John BoozmanRepublican(AR)

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Summary

Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 This bill revises the definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill adjusts the start date of the era to November 1, 1955 (currently February 28, 1961), when relating to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.

Subjects (4)

Conflicts and wars

Veterans' pensions and compensation

Actions (2)

June 25, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

June 25, 2020

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Veterans' Affairs Committee	Senate	Referred to	June 25, 2020

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in Senate	June 25, 2020	XML

Cosponsors (10)

Name	Party	State
Bill Cassidy	Republican	LA
Dan Sullivan	Republican	AK
Jacky Rosen	Democratic	NV

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HR 7105	116th	Related bill
HR 6082	116th	Related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov