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HR 4941 101th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to change from 30 years to 40 years the period during which the disease of leukemia occuring in a veteran after exposure (while serving on active duty) to…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to change from 30 years to 40 years the period during which the disease of leukemia occuring in a veteran after exposure… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to change from 30 years to 40 years the period during which the disease of leukemia occuring in a veteran after exposure (while serving on active duty) to nuclear radiation as a result of participation in certain radiation-risk activities shall be presumed to be service connected for purposes of compensation paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: May 24, 1990 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security LeukemiaNuclear weaponsVeterans' disability compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 1990
See H.R.5326.
May 24, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 24, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 1990

See H.R.5326.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases from 30 to 40 years after a veteran last participated in radiation-risk activities the period during which the manifestation of leukemia shall be presumed to be service-connected for purposes of eligibility for veterans' disability compensation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5326 Procedurally related Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 24, 1990
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· May 24, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4941: To amend title 38, United States Code, to change from 30 years to 40 years the period during which the disease of leukemia occuring in a veteran after exposure (while serving on active duty) to nuclear radiation as a result of participation in certain radiation-risk activities shall be presumed to be service connected for purposes of compensation paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4941/
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"H.R. 4941: To amend title 38, United States Code, to change from 30 years to 40 years the period during which the disease of leukemia occuring in a veteran after exposure (while serving on active duty) to nuclear radiation as a result of participation in certain radiation-risk activities shall be presumed to be service connected for purposes of compensation paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4941/.
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H.R. 4941, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4941/.
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[H.R. 4941: To amend title 38, United States Code, to change from 30 years to 40 years the period during which the disease of leukemia occuring in a veteran after exposure (while serving on active duty) to nuclear radiation as a result of participation in certain radiation-risk activities shall be presumed to be service connected for purposes of compensation paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4941/)
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