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HR 2997 103th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of certain additional diseases to the list of diseases occurring in veterans that are considered to…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of certain additional diseases to the list of diseases occur… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of certain additional diseases to the list of diseases occurring in veterans that are considered to be service-connected.

Introduced: October 26, 1993 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Hodgkin's diseaseSkin diseasesVeterans' disability compensationVietnam veterans
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 1994
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 16, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Aug 6, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 6, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 1994

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Adds Hodgkin's disease and porphyria cutanea tarda, both becoming manifest to a degree of ten percent or more, to the list of diseases that will be presumed to be service-connected, and, therefore, compensable under veterans' disability provisions, when suffered by Vietnam era veterans after serving on active duty in Vietnam.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 26, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2997: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of certain additional diseases to the list of diseases occurring in veterans that are considered to be service-connected.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2997/
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"H.R. 2997: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of certain additional diseases to the list of diseases occurring in veterans that are considered to be service-connected.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2997/.
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H.R. 2997, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2997/.
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[H.R. 2997: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of certain additional diseases to the list of diseases occurring in veterans that are considered to be service-connected.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2997/)
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