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S 1452 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Mental health Military operations and strategy Veterans' pensions and compensation

COMBAT PTSD Act

Introduced: July 14, 2009 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 14, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act or COMBAT PTSD Act - Defines "combat with the enemy," for purposes of proof of service-connection for veterans' disability compensation, as service on active duty: (1) in a theater of combat operations during a period of war; or (2) in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities.

What's happening now July 14, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 952 Identical bill COMBAT PTSD Act
  • S 1444 Identical bill COMBAT PTSD Act
 Bill text 1 version

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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 14, 2009
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1452: COMBAT PTSD Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1452/
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"S. 1452: COMBAT PTSD Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1452/.
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S. 1452, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1452/.
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