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
Date filed
August 16, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2480, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| 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 | |
| SHORT TITLE : Clarifying the Coverage of of RA 7837, Residency Status to Filipino Veterans who Acquired American Citizenship | |
| ABSTRACT : Any Filipino veteran of World War II who acquired American citizenship pursuant to the United States Immigration Act of 1990 OR ANY OTHER PRIOR ACT shall be qualified for permanent resident status and is hereby granted limited property rights and privileges shall likewise automatically accrue upon illigitimate, and unmarried children of Filipino veterans who thereafter acquired American citizenship.> The amendment also shall cover LAND OWNERSHIP and the PRACTIVE OF PROFESSION. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DUMPIT, TOMAS M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-16 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Espino | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Del Mar (017 ) | 2. Monfort (069 ) |
| 3. Clarete (093 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00145 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2002-01-10 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: VETERAN'S AFFAIRS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendment | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON VETERAN'S AFFAIRS ON 2001-08-22 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-01-16 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2002-01-22 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2002-04-16 | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2002-04-16 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2002-04-16 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2002-04-24 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2002-05-23 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:167 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 |
Abstract
Any Filipino veteran of World War II who acquired American citizenship pursuant to the United States Immigration Act of 1990 OR ANY OTHER PRIOR ACT shall be qualified for permanent resident status and is hereby granted limited property rights and privileges shall likewise automatically accrue upon illigitimate, and unmarried children of Filipino veterans who thereafter acquired American citizenship.> The amendment also shall cover LAND OWNERSHIP and the PRACTIVE OF PROFESSION.
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