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HR 4760 106th Congress House

Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption of service connection for injuries classified as cold weather injuries which occur in veterans … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption of service connection for injuries classified as cold weather injuries which occur in veterans who while engaged in military operations had sustained exposure to cold weather.

Introduced: July 20, 2000 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jun 26, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 26, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry of veterans who, while in active military service, were exposed for a significant period of time to sustained periods of extremely cold weather (seven days or more of average temperatures of 32 degrees or lower). Requires such registry to be used to determine the association, if any, between the disabilities of such veterans and the exposure to such weather.

Presumes cold-weather injuries in such veterans to be service-connected and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation.

Directs the Secretary, within 90 days, to prescribe initial regulations on injuries determined to have a positive association with sustained exposure to cold weather.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Independent 1
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Sep 20, 2000
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 12, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 12, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4760: Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4760/
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