HB 304 — An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, providing for veteran of Korean Armed Forces.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-23
Latest action: — Act No. 10 of 2025, June 30, 2025
Sponsors
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — sponsor · 2025-01-23
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Liz Hanbidge (D, PA-61) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Jared G. Solomon (D, PA-202) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Nancy Guenst (D, PA-152) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Lisa A. Borowski (D, PA-168) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Pat Gallagher (D, PA-173) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Mary Jo Daley (D, PA-148) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Jim Haddock (D, PA-118) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Mandy Steele (D, PA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Gina H. Curry (D, PA-164) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Jack Rader (R, PA-176) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Malcolm Kenyatta (D, PA-181) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Dave Madsen (D, PA-104) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 23, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, Jan. 28, 2025
- · house — First consideration, Jan. 28, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Jan. 28, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, Feb. 5, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, March 17, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 17, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, March 18, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, March 18, 2025 (201-1)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, March 19, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, June 24, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, June 24, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, June 25, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 25, 2025
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, June 26, 2025
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, June 26, 2025 (50-0)
- · house — Signed in House, June 30, 2025
- · senate — Signed in Senate, June 30, 2025
- — Presented to the Governor, June 30, 2025
- — Approved by the Governor, June 30, 2025
- — Act No. 10 of 2025, June 30, 2025
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 214-215), March 18, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0257 · 2,471 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 257
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 304
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CERRATO, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, HANBIDGE, SOLOMON,
KRUPA, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, VENKAT, GUENST, SANCHEZ, BOROWSKI,
GALLAGHER, KHAN, DALEY, HADDOCK AND STEELE, JANUARY 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JANUARY 23, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, providing for
3 veteran of Korean Armed Forces.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 105. Veteran of Korean Armed Forces.
9 (a) Eligibility.--Any resident of this Commonwealth who is
10 an eligible veteran of the Korean Armed Forces, a duly
11 naturalized citizen of the United States and has been recognized
12 by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs under 38
13 U.S.C. § 109 (relating to benefits for discharged members of
14 allied forces) shall be afforded the same rights, benefits,
15 recognition and privileges as afforded to veterans of the United
16 States military forces.
17 (b) Proof of service.--Any appropriate Commonwealth agency
1 or department may request supporting documentation to determine
2 that an individual applying for benefits or recognition is an
3 eligible veteran of the Korean Armed Forces. A request may
4 include discharge or separation papers or other documents of
5 proof to establish military service and documents from the
6 United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
7 (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "eligible
8 veteran of the Korean Armed Forces" shall mean any member of the
9 Republic of Korea Armed Forces who served on active duty in the
10 Vietnam War between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, and has
11 been recognized by the United States Department of Veterans
12 Affairs under 38 U.S.C. § 109.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Outbound (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 4 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Dave Madsen (D, state_lower PA-104) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Gina H. Curry (D, state_lower PA-164) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jack Rader (R, state_lower PA-176) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jared G. Solomon (D, state_lower PA-202) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jim Haddock (D, state_lower PA-118) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Lisa A. Borowski (D, state_lower PA-168) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Liz Hanbidge (D, state_lower PA-61) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D, state_lower PA-181) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Mandy Steele (D, state_lower PA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Mary Jo Daley (D, state_lower PA-148) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Nancy Guenst (D, state_lower PA-152) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Pat Gallagher (D, state_lower PA-173) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Steven R. Malagari (D, state_lower PA-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Tarik Khan (D, state_lower PA-194) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee · pa-leg