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HR 4007 109th Congress House

New Mexico Rivers Feasibility Studies Act of 2006

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide health care for a period of two years t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide health care for a period of two years to members of the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard serving under State authority) who serve in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, to provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to survey and assess the potential health consequences of service by members in those areas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 6, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 6, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 18, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes a member of the Armed Forces who is performing duty in response to a disaster or emergency declaration after August 28, 2005, in an area affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any disability, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the disability is attributable to such duty. Prohibits such care or services with respect to a disability found to have resulted from a cause other than such duty. Terminates eligibility two years after the member's discharge or release from such duty.

Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to review and make recommendations for the health surveillance of members who may be exposed to environmental hazards as the result of duty in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain a database of members provided health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to such duty.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 14, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Oct 6, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Oct 6, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 6, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4007: New Mexico Rivers Feasibility Studies Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4007/
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"H.R. 4007: New Mexico Rivers Feasibility Studies Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4007/.
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H.R. 4007, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4007/.
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