# 119-hr-6013: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2025

119-hr-6013, Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6013
- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6013
- Congress: 119
- Title: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-12

## Summary

**Expands VA benefits eligibility for Filipino veterans and Philippine Scouts.** This bill would add references to 38 U.S.C. §§ 1541 and 1542 in section 107 to broaden which VA-administered benefits those who served in Philippine forces can claim.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More benefits for Filipino veterans and Scouts: benefit, medium. If enacted, veterans who served in the forces of the Philippines or the Philippine Scouts would gain access to benefits under two more VA sections. VA would also consider other service records you provide, not only the recognized guerrilla rosters at the National Personnel Records Center. A limit f…
- Filipino veterans: wait 270 days, no back pay: cost, low. If enacted, the new benefits would not start right away. They would begin 270 days after the bill is signed. No benefits would be paid for any time before that date.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6013 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6013)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6013 (as of 2026-08-12).