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HR 5954 110th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2008 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 23, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 9, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 1, 2008
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.
May 1, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2008

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creates, for veterans who were subjected to certain chemical or biological warfare testing involving Project 112 conducted through Deseret Test Center (including the Shipboard Hazard and Defense Project, also known as Project SHAD), a presumption that a disease was incurred in or aggravated by service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of the disease during the period of service, if the disease warrants presumtion of service connection by reason of increased exposure to a biological, chemical, or other toxic agent.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 1
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 29, 2008
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 16, 2008
Cazayoux, Donald
· Jul 29, 2008
Fortuno, Luis
· Jul 16, 2008
Mitchell, Harry
· Jul 14, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2008
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 11, 2008
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 9, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 20, 2008
Boyda, Nancy
· May 19, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 19, 2008
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 19, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5954: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5954/
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"H.R. 5954: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5954/.
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H.R. 5954, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5954/.
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[H.R. 5954: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5954/)
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