To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced on May 4, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
14 Cosponsors (11 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Takano Statement on House Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023”
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Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA39]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 14, 2022
“Vets Committee passes 25 bills”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on May 10, 2021
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - May 07, 2021”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on May 10, 2021
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jan 6, 2021
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Introduced
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Apr 15, 2021
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Considered by Health
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May 4, 2021
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Ordered Reported
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Jan 13, 2023
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 366. |
H.R. 234 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 234. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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