BillCam

Vietnam

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HR-952	Federal	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to recognize the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees, commemorate the contributions of Southeast Asian Americans to the United States, urge the President to halt the deportation of Southeast Asian refugees, and advance equitable policies for Southeast-Asian-American communities. Democrat: 100% (28) 100% Democrat support	Immigration Asia Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Cambodia Citizenship And Naturalization Commemorative Events And Holidays Conflicts And Wars Congressional Tributes Criminal Justice Information And Records Immigrant Health And Welfare
HR-912	Federal	Expressing support for the designation of March 29, 2020, as "Vietnam Veterans Day". This resolution expresses support for the designation of Vietnam Veterans Day. The resolution also recognizes the contributions of veterans who served in Vietnam during war and peace. Democrat: 91% (11) Republican: 8% (1) 91% Democrat support 8% Republican support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Commemorative Events And Holidays Conflicts And Wars Congressional Tributes Veterans' Education, Employment, Rehabilitation Veterans' Organizations And Recognition Vietnam
S.3446	Federal	Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020 Democrat: 80% (4) Independent: 20% (1) 80% Democrat support 20% Independent support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Conflicts And Wars Hazardous Wastes And Toxic Substances Military Personnel And Dependents Veterans' Medical Care Vietnam
HB-5610	Federal	Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. Democrat: 81% (22) Republican: 18% (5) 81% Democrat support 18% Republican support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Cancer Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Conflicts And Wars Conflicts And Wars Digestive And Metabolic Diseases Digestive And Metabolic Diseases Hazardous Wastes And Toxic Substances Hazardous Wastes And Toxic Substances
HR-799	Federal	Supporting efforts to preserve Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American heritage and history and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of Vietnamese Americans. This resolution (1) supports preserving Vietnamese-American history and heritage, (2) recognizes the U.S. Refugee Admission Program for facilitating entry into the United States and permanent status for many Vietnamese Americans, and (3) condemns human rights violations by Vietnam and calls on that government to end such violations. Democrat: 85% (6) Republican: 14% (1) 85% Democrat support 14% Republican support	International Affairs Asia Historical And Cultural Resources Human Rights Immigration Status And Procedures Refugees, Asylum, Displaced Persons Religion Sovereignty, Recognition, National Governance And Status Vietnam
SR-406	Federal	A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its ten members, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, have worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the ASEAN region. Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	International Affairs Arms Control And Nonproliferation Asia Australia Brunei Burma Business Ethics Cambodia China Conflicts And Wars
HR-508	Federal	Honoring the 50th anniversary of the return of the Indiana Rangers. This resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the return from service in the Vietnam War of the Indiana Rangers. Republican: 77% (7) Democrat: 22% (2) 77% Republican support 22% Democrat support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Commemorative Events And Holidays Conflicts And Wars Congressional Tributes Indiana Military History Military Personnel And Dependents National Guard And Reserves Veterans' Organizations And Recognition
S.2583	Federal	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy. The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The bill provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance, and specified accounts for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to the President; the State Department; Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and the Department of the Treasury. The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	International Affairs Abortion Afghanistan Africa African Development Foundation Appropriations Arab-israeli Relations Arms Control And Nonproliferation Arms Control And Nonproliferation Asia
SR-301	Federal	A resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of the return of the Indiana Rangers. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Commemorative Events And Holidays Conflicts And Wars Congressional Tributes Indiana Military History Military Personnel And Dependents National Guard And Reserves Veterans' Organizations And Recognition
HB-4204	Federal	Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for internment in national cemeteries to include certain individuals who the Department of Veterans Affairs determines served honorably with a special guerilla unit or irregular forces in Laos in support of the U.S. Armed Forces between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975. Such individuals are eligible if, at the time of their death, they resided in the United States and were a U.S. citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States. Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2) 60% Democrat support 40% Republican support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Cemeteries And Funerals Conflicts And Wars Laos Military Personnel And Dependents Veterans' Organizations And Recognition Vietnam
S.1891	Federal	Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 93 soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 when it crashed in the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Conflicts And Wars District Of Columbia Monuments And Memorials Veterans' Organizations And Recognition Vietnam
HR-435	Federal	Recognizing the contributions of the Montagnard indigenous tribespeople of the Central Highlands of Vietnam to the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, and condemning the ongoing violation of human rights by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This resolution recognizes the contributions of the Montagnard indigenous tribespeople who fought loyally and bravely alongside U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War and who continue to suffer persecution in Vietnam. The resolution condemns Vietnamese suppression of basic human rights and civil liberties and urges that the Montagnard tribespeople be provided access to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for resettlement in the United States and in other countries. Republican: 33% (2) Democrat: 66% (4) 33% Republican support 66% Democrat support	International Affairs Asia Asia Conflicts And Wars Congressional Tributes Congressional Tributes Human Rights Human Rights Racial And Ethnic Relations Racial And Ethnic Relations
HR-435	Federal	Recognizing the contributions of the Montagnard indigenous tribespeople of the Central Highlands of Vietnam to the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War, and condemning the ongoing violation of human rights by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This resolution recognizes the contributions of the Montagnard indigenous tribespeople who fought loyally and bravely alongside U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War and who continue to suffer persecution in Vietnam. The resolution condemns Vietnamese suppression of basic human rights and civil liberties and urges that the Montagnard tribespeople be provided access to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for resettlement in the United States and in other countries. Republican: 33% (2) Democrat: 66% (4) 33% Republican support 66% Democrat support	International Affairs Asia Asia Conflicts And Wars Congressional Tributes Congressional Tributes Human Rights Human Rights Racial And Ethnic Relations Racial And Ethnic Relations
HB-2970	Federal	Army Security Agency Monument Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans if the National Army Security Agency Association agrees to certain requirements, including that the association pay the monument's site preparation, construction, and maintenance costs. Democrat: 81% (9) Republican: 18% (2) 81% Democrat support 18% Republican support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Cemeteries And Funerals Conflicts And Wars Europe Intelligence Activities, Surveillance, Classified Information Monuments And Memorials North Korea South Korea South Korea
HB-2970	Federal	Army Security Agency Monument Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans if the National Army Security Agency Association agrees to certain requirements, including that the association pay the monument's site preparation, construction, and maintenance costs. Democrat: 81% (9) Republican: 18% (2) 81% Democrat support 18% Republican support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Cemeteries And Funerals Conflicts And Wars Europe Intelligence Activities, Surveillance, Classified Information Monuments And Memorials North Korea South Korea South Korea
HB-2839	Federal	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy. The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission. The bill provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance, and specified accounts for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to the President; the State Department; Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and the Department of the Treasury. The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	International Affairs Abortion Afghanistan Africa Africa African Development Foundation African Development Foundation Air Quality Air Quality Alternative And Renewable Resources
HB-2816	Federal	Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to make hepatitis C testing available to certain veterans at events organized by veterans service organizations. To be eligible, a veteran must have served in the active military, naval, or air service between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and must have been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. The program shall be carried out in two rural and three urban Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative areas). The VA shall expand the program to all networks if at least 350,000 veterans are tested for hepatitis C by the program's termination date. Republican: 25% (6) Democrat: 75% (18) 25% Republican support 75% Democrat support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Conflicts And Wars Congressional Oversight Digestive And Metabolic Diseases Health Care Coverage And Access Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Medical Tests And Diagnostic Methods Veterans' Medical Care Vietnam
HB-2740	Federal	Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and several related and independent agencies. The bill also specifies restrictions and requirements for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance Abortion Afghanistan Africa African Development Foundation Air Quality Alternative And Renewable Resources Appropriations Arab-israeli Relations Asia
S.1381	Federal	A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. Republican: 18% (3) Democrat: 81% (13) 18% Republican support 81% Democrat support	Armed Forces And National Security Asia Birth Defects Child Health Conflicts And Wars Disability And Paralysis Hazardous Wastes And Toxic Substances Military Facilities And Property Military Operations And Strategy Neurological Disorders
S.1369	Federal	Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2019 This bill requires the President to (1) impose financial sanctions on, and prohibit U.S. entry by, nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses. The President may waive sanctions to comply with international agreements or if in the U.S. national interest. Sanctions shall be terminated if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased using violence, detention, and abuse against Vietnamese nationals engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible. Republican: 100% (4) 100% Republican support	International Affairs Asia Congressional Oversight Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Detention Of Persons Foreign Property Human Rights Immigration Status And Procedures Protest And Dissent Religion

Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to recognize the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees, commemorate the contributions of Southeast Asian Americans to the United States, urge the President to halt the deportation of Southeast Asian refugees, and advance equitable policies for Southeast-Asian-American communities.