S 2791
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Cancer
Marshall Islands
Nuclear weapons
Radiation
Veterans' pensions and compensation
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
Jun 29, 2016
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
Apr 13, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the period January 1, 1977-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
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2791: Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2791/
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