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To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards.

Introduced: May 3, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 1996
See H.R.3643.
Feb 13, 1996
See H.R.2353.
Jun 28, 1995
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Jun 27, 1995
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 27, 1995
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 27, 1995
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 27, 1995
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 27, 1995
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Jun 27, 1995
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6319-6323)
Jun 27, 1995
Mr. Stump moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 26, 1995
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 75.
Jun 26, 1995
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 104-158.
Jun 15, 1995
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.
Jun 15, 1995
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
May 11, 1995
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 11, 1995
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
May 3, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 3, 1995
Introduced in House
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Makes a veteran exposed to herbicides in Vietnam during the Vietnam era eligible for hospital and nursing home care for any disease for which the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), in a report issued under the Agent Orange Act of 1991, has determined that: (1) there is sufficient evidence to conclude a positive association between the occurrence of the disease and exposure to a herbicide; (2) there is evidence suggestive of such an association, though the evidence is limited; or (3) available studies are insufficient to permit such a conclusion. Makes such veterans eligible for such care also for a disease for which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, pursuant to a recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health based on peer-reviewed research studies published after the most recent NAS report, determines that there is credible evidence suggestive of an association between disease occurrence and herbicide exposure.

Makes a veteran exposed to radiation during a period of active duty for training or inactive duty training eligible for hospital and nursing home care for: (1) any diseases currently listed in Federal provisions which presume a relation between such disease and a veteran's disability; or (2) any disease for which the Secretary determines there is credible evidence of a positive association between the occurrence of such disease and exposure to ionizing radiation.

Extends through December 31, 1997, the authorized period for the provision of hospital, nursing home, and outpatient care for certain veterans, including those herbicide- or radiation-exposed veterans described in this Act.

What's happening now June 13, 1996

See H.R.3643.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • HR 2353 Procedurally related An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 15, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1565: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1565/
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"H.R. 1565: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1565/.
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H.R. 1565, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1565/.
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