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S 2821 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

Introduced: May 10, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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May 10, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 10, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands anytime from 1977 through 1980 as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. These veterans thereby become eligible for the same health care and other benefits given to service members who were involved in active nuclear tests.

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.

What's happening now May 10, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 11 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 29, 2018
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Oct 11, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2018
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 18, 2018
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 10, 2018
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 10, 2018
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 10, 2018
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 10, 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 10, 2018
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 10, 2018
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 10, 2018
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 10, 2018
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 10, 2018
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 10, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2821: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2821/
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"S. 2821: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2821/.
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S. 2821, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2821/.
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