HR 3605 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Digestive and metabolic diseases Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Musculoskeletal and skin diseases South Korea Veterans' pensions and compensation

Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017

Introduced: December 18, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Jul 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Jul 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jul 28, 2017

Introduced in House

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Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017

This bill provides a presumption of herbicide exposure as the service-connected cause of certain diseases notwithstanding that there is no evidentiary record of any such disease during a veteran's service period.

The bill defines a "veteran" for purposes of this bill as an individual who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971.

The bill specifies such a disease as: (1) a listed disease that becomes manifest, or (2) any additional disease that the Department of Veterans Affairs determines warrants a presumption of service-connection by reason of a positive association with herbicide exposure and that manifests itself within a prescribed period.

What's happening now July 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 27

DelBene, Suzan K.

Washington · Oct 30, 2018

Grothman, Glenn

Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2018

Aguilar, Pete

California · Jun 7, 2018

Lofgren, Zoe

California · May 15, 2018

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · May 10, 2018

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · May 10, 2018

Welch, Peter

Vermont · May 10, 2018

Latta, Robert E.

Ohio · May 8, 2018

Beyer, Donald S.

Virginia · Apr 25, 2018

Norman, Ralph

South Carolina · Apr 24, 2018

Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Apr 17, 2018

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Apr 12, 2018

Gonzalez, Vicente

Texas · Apr 10, 2018

Kelly, Mike

Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2018

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 10, 2018

Thompson, Mike

California · Apr 10, 2018

Norcross, Donald

New Jersey · Mar 13, 2018

Keating, William R.

Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2018

Knight, Stephen

· Mar 7, 2018

Webster, Daniel

Florida · Mar 7, 2018

Khanna, Ro

California · Feb 27, 2018

Massachusetts · Nov 29, 2017

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Nov 21, 2017

Allen, Rick W.

Georgia · Jul 28, 2017

Costello, Ryan

· Jul 28, 2017

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