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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release.

Introduced: March 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 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
Jun 9, 2005
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-217.
Mar 1, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 1, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends from two years to five years following discharge or release the eligibility period for veterans who served in combat during or after the Persian Gulf War to receive hospital care, medical services, or nursing home care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding a lack of evidence to conclude that their condition is attributable to such service.

What's happening now June 9, 2005

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-217.

 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 14, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 481: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-481/
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"S. 481: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-481/.
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S. 481, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-481/.
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[S. 481: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-481/)
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