HR 2697
106th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular diseases
Disabled
Gulf War syndrome
Health
Muscular diseases
Nervous system diseases
Respiratory diseases
Skin diseases
Sleep disorders
Veterans' disability compensation
Persian Gulf War Syndrome Compensation Act of 1999
Introduced: August 4, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Aug 4, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 4, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Persian Gulf War Syndrome Compensation Act of 1999 - Considers the following chronic symptoms from which a Persian Gulf War veteran with Persian Gulf War Syndrome is suffering to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability provisions, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such symptoms during the period of such service: (1) joint pain; (2) muscle pain; (3) fatigue; (4) severe headache; (5) memory loss; (6) respiratory disorder; (7) sleep disturbances; (8) skin rash; and (9) circulatory disorders.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Committees of jurisdiction
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