House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-20

Korean American VALOR Act

H.R. 366Introduced Jan 13, 2023Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 13, 2023.

Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 13, 2023
Committee actionApr 28, 2023
Passed HouseMay 22, 2023 · by voice vote
Passed SenateOct 19, 2023 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentNov 7, 2023
Became lawNov 13, 2023

Latest action: Nov 13, 2023 — Became Public Law No: 118-20.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 366.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 366, Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief Act” on May 9, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 28, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 9, 2023 ↗
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-64 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on May 16, 2023.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 16, 2023 ↗
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAKANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 11, January 13, 2023, Page H238):
Article I, Section 8.
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H.R. 366, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

15 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 9 Democrats

6 of 15 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Judy Chu (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Young Kim (R-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 district

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