Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7837, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `AN ACT GRANTING PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS, OTHER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, TO FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II WHO ACQUIRED AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
August 7, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01900 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7837, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `AN ACT GRANTING PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS, OTHER RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, TO FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II WHO ACQUIRED AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : States that Filipino veterans who acquired American citizenship under the US Immigration Act of 1990 AND ANY OTHER PRIOR UNITED STATES ACTS are entitled to all rights and privileges granted under RA 7837. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FAJARDO, PACIFICO M. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-08-07 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | 4. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00013 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 1998-10-21 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: VETERAN'S AFFAIRS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendmnet | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON VETERAN'S AFFAIRS ON 1998-08-17 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 1998-10-23 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 1998-11-11 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 1998-11-24 | |
| PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 1998-11-24 | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 1998-12-16 | |
| PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 1998-12-16 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 1998-12-16 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved the insertion into the records of the Sponsorship Speech of Rep. Fajardo on Nov. 24, 1998 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 1998-12-17 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :1998-12-21 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:173 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 1998-12-21 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 1999-01-06 |
Abstract
States that Filipino veterans who acquired American citizenship under the US Immigration Act of 1990 AND ANY OTHER PRIOR UNITED STATES ACTS are entitled to all rights and privileges granted under RA 7837.
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