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HR 4791 106th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for the occurrence of hepatitis C in certain veterans.

Introduced: July 27, 2000 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security BloodBlood transfusionsDisabledHealth
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HepatitisKidney diseasesMilitary medicineVeterans' disability compensation
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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
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jun 29, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 29, 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
Considers hepatitis C becoming manifest in a veteran to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability provisions, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such illness during the period of such service, as long as it is shown that during such service the veteran experienced: (1) a blood transfusion before December 31, 1992; or (2) hemodialysis.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jul 27, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jul 27, 2000
QUINN, JACK
· Jun 29, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4791: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for the occurrence of hepatitis C in certain veterans.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4791/
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"H.R. 4791: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for the occurrence of hepatitis C in certain veterans.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4791/.
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H.R. 4791, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4791/.
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[H.R. 4791: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for the occurrence of hepatitis C in certain veterans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4791/)
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