HR 5980
114th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sep 9, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 9, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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