SB 173 — 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: — Laid on the table, March 19, 2025
Sponsors
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — sponsor · 2025-01-23
- Rosemary M. Brown (R, PA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, PA-28) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, PA-27) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Lisa Baker (R, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Doug Mastriano (R, PA-33) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Elder A. Vogel (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Cris Dush (R, PA-25) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Sharif Street (D, PA-3) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Frank A. Farry (R, PA-6) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Maria Collett (D, PA-12) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Devlin J. Robinson (R, PA-37) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Jan. 23, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, Jan. 28, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, Jan. 28, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, Jan. 29, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 29, 2025
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, Jan. 29, 2025
- · senate — Amended on third consideration, Feb. 3, 2025
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 5, 2025 (49-0)
- · house — In the House
- · house — Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Feb. 10, 2025
- · house — Reported as amended, March 19, 2025
- · house — First consideration, March 19, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, March 19, 2025
- · senate — (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 99-100), Feb. 3, 2025
- · senate — (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 126-127), Feb. 5, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0111 · 2,145 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 111
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 173
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, BROWN, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, PHILLIPS-
HILL, COSTA, KANE, CULVER, J. WARD, BAKER, STEFANO,
MASTRIANO, VOGEL AND DUSH, JANUARY 23, 2025
REFERRED TO 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 and a duly
11 naturalized citizen of the United States shall be afforded the
12 same rights, benefits, recognition and privileges as afforded to
13 veterans of the Pennsylvania military forces.
14 (b) Proof of service.--Any appropriate Commonwealth agency
15 or department may request supporting documentation to determine
16 that an individual applying for benefits or recognition is an
17 eligible veteran of the Korean Armed Forces. A request may
1 include discharge or separation papers or other documents of
2 proof to establish military service.
3 (c) Definition.--The term "eligible veteran of the Korean
4 Armed Forces" shall mean any member of the Republic of Korea
5 Armed Forces who served on active duty in the Vietnam War
6 between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, and received an
7 honorable discharge or equivalent discharge from military
8 service.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cris Dush (R, state_upper PA-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Devlin J. Robinson (R, state_upper PA-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Doug Mastriano (R, state_upper PA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Elder A. Vogel (R, state_upper PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Frank A. Farry (R, state_upper PA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, state_upper PA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lisa Baker (R, state_upper PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, state_upper PA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Maria Collett (D, state_upper PA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Rosemary M. Brown (R, state_upper PA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Sharif Street (D, state_upper PA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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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 House Veterans Affairs And Emergency Preparedness Committee · pa-leg
- 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