HR8767Referred to Committee
Compensation Fund Recrediting Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-05-12
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Keith Self
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 85.0% (572 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001224
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Cosponsors (0)
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Committee Activity
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- House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2026-05-12
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would close down a fund that was created to provide financial compensation to Filipino veterans who served in World War II and other conflicts. This change would affect Filipino veterans and their families who may have been receiving or expecting payments from this program. The bill has been sent to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs for review.
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Subjects
Armed Forces and National Security
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8767 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8767 To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to wind down the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2026 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to wind down the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Compensation Fund Recrediting Act''. SEC. 2. SUNSET OF THE FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY COMPENSATION FUND. Section 1002 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 38 U.S.C. 107 note) is amended-- (1) in subsection (l), by striking ``until expended'' and inserting ``until the date specified in subsection (m)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(m) Sunset.--On January 1, 2027-- ``(1) this section shall cease to have any effect; and ``(2) any amounts in the compensation fund shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.''. <all>
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