HJR 15 - WW II FILIPINO VETS:BENEFITS/IMMIGRATION                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:40:22 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  MCGUIRE announced  consideration  of HJR  15. [Before  the                                                               
committee was CSHJR 15(STA).]                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHRISTINE  MARASIGAN, Staff  to Representative  Gabrielle LeDoux,                                                               
sponsor,  said  HJR15  supports   the  passage  of  the  Filipino                                                               
Veterans Equity  and Filipino Veterans Family  Reunification Acts                                                               
that are currently in Congress.  The bills reinstate the benefits                                                               
that were  promised to Filipino  World War II veterans  that were                                                               
rescinded  in  1946.  It  also   allows  families  of  immigrated                                                               
veterans into  the United States  beyond the  current immigration                                                               
policy quota.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
9:41:32 AM                                                                                                                    
REPRESENTATIVE GABRIELLE  LEDOUX, Sponsor  of HJR  15, encouraged                                                               
passage of the bill out of committee.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCGUIRE closed public testimony.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR FRENCH moved to report CSHJR 15(STA) from committee with                                                                
individual recommendations. Hearing no objections, the motion                                                                   
carried.