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HR 4344 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Crimes against women Disability assistance Evidence and witnesses Mental health Sex offenses Veterans' pensions and compensation

Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act

Introduced: April 7, 2014 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 4, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 27, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 27, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act - Establishes a presumption, for the purpose of determining a veteran's eligibility for disability compensation, that a veteran's mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma if the veteran so certifies, despite a lack of evidence that such condition or trauma occurred during such service. Makes that presumption rebuttable.

Defines "military sexual trauma" as psychological trauma that, in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault or battery of a sexual nature or sexual harassment that occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty or active duty for training in the Armed Forces.

What's happening now April 4, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 18, 2014
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Apr 7, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Apr 4, 2014
BROWN, CORRINE
· Mar 27, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 27, 2014
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 27, 2014
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 27, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Mar 27, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 27, 2014
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 27, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4344: Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4344/
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"H.R. 4344: Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4344/.
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