Korean American VALOR Act
Summary
Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief Act or the Korean American VALOR Act This bill entitles certain veterans who served in the armed forces of the Republic of Korea to hospital and domiciliary care and medical services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill entitles those veterans who served in the armed forces of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or during a time period determined by the VA, and became U.S. citizens after such service.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Last action May 4, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Takano
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmy Gomez
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Chu
DDemocratic
Co
Madeleine Dean
DDemocratic
Co
Marilyn Strickland
DDemocratic
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