Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2025

This bill changes federal veterans law for certain people who served in the forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts. It adds two more sections of title 38, sections 1541 and 1542, to the list of benefits these individuals and their survivors can receive. These sections cover pensions for survivors of wartime veterans. When deciding whether a person's service counts, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must consider other relevant records besides the recognized guerrilla rosters at the National Personnel Records Center. The Secretary must also report each year to Congress on how many people applied and how many were approved. A provision of a 2009 federal law, Section 1002(h) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, would no longer apply to these individuals. The changes take effect 270 days after the bill becomes law, and no benefits would be paid for any time before that date.

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Sponsors

• Kevin Mullin Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors