Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE DISABILITY PENSION OF VETERANS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, ENTITLED, "AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS," AS AMENDED
Short Title
RATIONALIZING THE DISABILITY PENSION OF VETERANS
Text as Filed (File)
Third Reading Copy link (HRep)
Date filed
May 5, 2023
Date Read
May 8, 2023
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
74
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Senate Legis Intranet Link
Bill Status
Republic Act RA11958 enacted on 2023-08-24
Committee Details
Primary Committee
House Committee Report link
House Counterpart
Date Approved on Third Reading (HRep)
May 22, 2023
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 5/31/2023 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Estrada, Jinggoy E.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE DISABILITY PENSION OF VETERANS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, ENTITLED, AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, AS AMENDED [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2023 ] Introduced by Representatives GERALDINE B. ROMAN, LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, JORGE "PATROL" BUSTOS, ELIZALDY S. CO, et. al.; 5/24/2023 Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2023; 5/24/2023 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 5/24/2023 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES; 5/25/2023 House of Representatives designated Representatives Primicias-Agabas, Aquino-Magsaysay, Roman, Dagooc and Bustos as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1480 and HBN-7939 on May 24, 2023; (See: O.B. dated July 25, 2023) 5/29/2023 Senate designated Senators Estrada, Poe and Pimentel III as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1480 and HBN-7939; 5/31/2023 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1480 and HBN-7939, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1480 , in consolidation with HBN-7939, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees; 5/31/2023 Sponsorship speech of Senator JINGGOY E. ESTRADA on the conference committee report; 5/31/2023 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 5/31/2023 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives; 7/6/2023 Letter from Senate Secretary Renato N. Bantug, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1480 and HBN-7939, for the signature of Speaker Martin G. Romualdez and Secretary General Reginald S. Velasco; 7/25/2023 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1480 and HBN-7939, sent to the Office of the President through PLLO for the signature of the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.; 8/29/2023 FINAL TITLE: AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE DISABILITY PENSION OF VETERANS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, ENTITLED, AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FORMILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, AS AMENDED 8/29/2023 Consolidated with SBN-1480, which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. on August 24, 2023 and became 8/29/2023 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11958. 9/12/2023 (Transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on September 12, 2023)
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE DISABILITY PENSION OF VETERANS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, ENTITLED, AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, AS AMENDED [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2023 ] Introduced by Representatives GERALDINE B. ROMAN, LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, JORGE "PATROL" BUSTOS, ELIZALDY S. CO, et. al.; 5/24/2023 Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2023; 5/24/2023 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 5/24/2023 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES; 5/25/2023 House of Representatives designated Representatives Primicias-Agabas, Aquino-Magsaysay, Roman, Dagooc and Bustos as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1480 and HBN-7939 on May 24, 2023; 5/29/2023 Senate designated Senators Estrada, Poe and Pimentel III as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1480 and HBN-7939; 5/31/2023 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1480 and HBN-7939, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1480 , in consolidation with HBN-7939, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees; 5/31/2023 Sponsorship speech of Senator JINGGOY E. ESTRADA on the conference committee report; 5/31/2023 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 5/31/2023 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives;
Significance