S. 1179: Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act

Plain summary

Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act This bill authorizes burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration of the remains of any individual: (1) who was naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 and who resided in the United States at the time of death; or (2) who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and who, at the time of death, resided in the United States and was a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

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Official text

Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · 7 cosponsors

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Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jack Reed (D-RI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1179.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1179 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115