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HR 7288 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Air quality Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Conflicts and wars Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Infectious and parasitic diseases Military facilities and property Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Solid waste and recycling Veterans' medical care

Veterans' Right to Breathe Act

Introduced: December 12, 2018 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Dec 12, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Dec 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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Veterans' Right to Breathe Act

This bill provides a presumption of service connection for certain diseases for burn pit-exposed veterans. Under a presumption of service connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. A burn pit-exposed veteran is a veteran who was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) was used while deployed on or after September 11, 2001.

What's happening now December 12, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 12, 2018
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Dec 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7288: Veterans' Right to Breathe Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7288/
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"H.R. 7288: Veterans' Right to Breathe Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7288/.
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H.R. 7288, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7288/.
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