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HR 4321 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation

Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: November 9, 2017 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Nov 9, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nov 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017

This bill establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs' presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of service.

What's happening now November 9, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 13 Republican 2
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 17, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 11, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 9, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 9, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Nov 9, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 9, 2017
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 9, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 9, 2017
Lance, Leonard
· Nov 9, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Nov 9, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 9, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 9, 2017
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 9, 2017
Pearce, Stevan
· Nov 9, 2017
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 9, 2017
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Nov 9, 2017
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 9, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 9, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4321: Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4321/
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"H.R. 4321: Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4321/.
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H.R. 4321, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4321/.
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