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Atomic Veterans Compensation Act of 1987

Introduced: March 25, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 29 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 1988
Signed by President.
May 20, 1988
Became Public Law No: 100-321.
May 9, 1988
Presented to President.
May 5, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 2, 1988
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 326 - 2 (Record Vote No: 86).
May 2, 1988
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Yea-Nay Vote: 326 - 2 (Record Vote No: 86).
Apr 26, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 25, 1988
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 48-30. Record Vote No: 109.
Apr 25, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 48-30. Record Vote No: 109.
Apr 25, 1988
Measure laid before Senate.
Apr 14, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.
Apr 14, 1988
Senate Committee on Veterans discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 29, 1987
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Jul 28, 1987
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 1987
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 1987
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jul 23, 1987
Placed on Union Calendar No: 144.
Jul 23, 1987
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 100-235.
Jul 22, 1987
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jul 22, 1987
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 1987
Executive Comment Received From VA.
Jun 17, 1987
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jun 17, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from VA.
Jun 17, 1987
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
May 20, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 31, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from VA.
Mar 25, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 25, 1987
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,977 — To provide a presumption of service connection to veterans (and survivors of such veterans) who participated … Agreed to Apr 25, 1988
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Atomic Veterans Compensation Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to establish (for purposes of eligibility for such benefits) a presumption of service-connection for the following diseases suffered by any radiation-exposed veteran: (1) all forms of leukemia, except chronic lymphatic leukemia; (2) polycythemia vera; (3) thyroid cancer; (4) bronchogenic carcinoma; and (5) female breast cancer. Requires all of the above diseases, in order to be considered service-connected, to have become manifest to a degree of ten percent or more within 30 years after the last date on which the veteran participated in a radiation-risk activity. Defines "radiation-exposed veterans" and "radiation-risk activity" for purposes of this Act.

What's happening now May 20, 1988

Became Public Law No: 100-321.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 23, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 27, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1811: Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1811/
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"H.R. 1811: Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1811/.
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H.R. 1811, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1811/.
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