# 117-hr-9081: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2022

117-hr-9081, Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9081
- Congress: 117
- Title: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2022 This bill expands eligibility for certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits to the surviving spouse and children of individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts. In determining eligibility under this bill, the VA must take into account any alternative documentation regarding such service, other than the recognized guerilla rosters stored at the National Personnel Records Center.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9081 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9081)

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- [117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3807)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9081 (as of 2025-11-18).