HR 1377
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cancer
Marshall Islands
Nuclear weapons
Radiation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 4, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E235)
Feb 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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