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Introduced
02/26/2019
02/26/2019
In Committee
02/26/2019
02/26/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases 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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019, aims to amend Title 38 of the United States Code to include veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as "radiation-exposed veterans" for the purpose of the Department of Veterans Affairs' presumption of service-connection for certain diseases. This means that specific cancers and other disabilities diagnosed in these veterans would be presumed to be related to their military service, making them eligible for health care benefits and disability compensation from the VA.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (16)
Tina Smith (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Susan Collins (R),
Chris Coons (D),
Kamala Harris (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Patrick Leahy (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Jon Tester (D),
Thom Tillis (R),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 02/26/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/555/all-info | 02/27/2019 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s555/BILLS-116s555is.pdf | 03/13/2019 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s555/BILLS-116s555is.pdf.pdf | 03/13/2019 |
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