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HR 2962 109th Congress House

Atomic Veterans Relief Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for vetera… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedureDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisabledEnvironmental Protection
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Government Operations and PoliticsIonizing radiationLawNuclear weaponsRadiation victimsRadioactive pollutionVeterans' disability compensation
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Became law
Jun 28, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Atomic Veterans Relief Act - Includes within the definition of a "radiation-risk activity" for purposes of eligibility criteria for veterans' disability compensation the exposure to ionizing radiation due to residual contamination resulting from participation in a nuclear detonation.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in regulations pertaining to the service-connection of veterans' disabilities additional provisions to ensure, in the case of a claim by a radiation-exposed veteran for service-connection of a nonpresumptive disability, that the procedures for establishment of whether the disability is service-connected do not require imputation to the veteran, through a process known as dose reconstruction, of any particular level of exposure to ionizing radiation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Independent 1
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Oct 25, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Oct 25, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 7, 2005
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Oct 7, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Sep 19, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Sep 12, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 12, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Jul 28, 2005
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jul 12, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2962: Atomic Veterans Relief Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2962/
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"H.R. 2962: Atomic Veterans Relief Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2962/.
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H.R. 2962, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2962/.
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