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Committee advances bill to enshrine SGU Laos veterans in state benefits list
Summary
The House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee heard testimony on HF3919, a bill shaped by an SGU task force to add Special Guerrilla Unit veterans from the secret war in Laos to Minnesota benefit lists, adopted a funding‑source amendment and re‑referred the bill to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division. Veterans and MDVA staff outlined task force work and the bill’s language.
Representative Cha presented House File 3919, saying the bill would extend state benefits to veterans who served in the Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) and other irregular forces in Laos from 1961–1975. Cha told the committee the measure reflects task‑force negotiations and asked Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs staff to explain the technical language.
John Kelly, director of government affairs for the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, said the bill incorporates task‑force recommendations…
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