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Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016

Introduced: May 24, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 3, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 3, 2016
Introduced in House
May 13, 2015
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Introduction and Referral.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016

This bill addresses medical evidence reviews in the case of: (1) a former member of the Armed Forces who was deployed in a contingency operation and subsequently diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as a consequence of such deployment, or (2) a former member whose application for relief from the terms of his or her military discharge is based in whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma.

Any board of review shall:

  • review medical evidence of the Department of Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider presented by the former member, and
  • review the case with a rebuttable presumption in favor of the former member that post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury materially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization.
What's happening now March 21, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1567 Related bill A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge fro…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 3
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 15, 2016
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 14, 2016
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 14, 2016
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 26, 2016
Abraham, Ralph
· May 24, 2016
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · May 23, 2016
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 16, 2016
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 3, 2016
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 3, 2016
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2016
Russell, Steve
· Mar 3, 2016
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Mar 3, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4683: Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4683/
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"H.R. 4683: Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4683/.
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H.R. 4683, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4683/.
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