HR 1286
106th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Atomic bomb
Bone diseases
Brain diseases
Cancer
Colon cancer
Disability evaluation
Disabled
East Asia
Environmental Protection
Health
History
Ionizing radiation
Japan
Lung cancer
Nuclear weapons
Ovarian cancer
Radiation victims
Skin cancer
Thyroid diseases
Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 1999
Introduced: March 25, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 25, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E567-568)
Mar 25, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 1999 - Includes in the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected, in the case of radiation-exposed veterans, and therefore compensable for purposes of veterans' disability compensation and medical care, the following: lung, bone, skin, colon, ovarian, and rectal cancer, posterior subcapsular cataracts, non-malignant thyroid nodular disease, parathyroid adenoma, and tumors of the brain and central nervous system.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1