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HR 5454 110th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: May 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DisabledHealthNervous system diseasesVeterans' disability compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 15, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 14, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 14, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2008

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Presumes to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis developing a 10% degree of disability or more at any time, in the case of a veteran who served for 90 days or more during a period of war.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 2
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 15, 2008
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 23, 2008
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 4, 2008
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 4, 2008
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 21, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 15, 2008
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 14, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5454: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5454/
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"H.R. 5454: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5454/.
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H.R. 5454, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5454/.
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[H.R. 5454: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5454/)
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