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Keeping Our Promises Act

Introduced: March 4, 2020 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Keeping Our Promises Act

This bill expands the list of diseases that are provided a presumption of service-connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.

The bill extends through September 30, 2030, the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make determinations and submissions related to the connection between herbicide exposure and occurrence of disease. Additionally, the VA is prohibited from taking the costs of compensation into account when determining the association between exposure to an herbicide agent and occurrence of a disease.

The bill requires the VA to determine within 120 days (currently 60) whether a presumption of service-connection is warranted for diseases covered by a National Academy of Sciences report.

What's happening now April 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 53
All 53 Democratic 19 Republican 14
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2020
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Oct 30, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Oct 13, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Sep 21, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 14, 2020
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 29, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Mar 4, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 4, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Mar 4, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Mar 4, 2020
Phillips, Dean
· Feb 26, 2020
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Feb 25, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Feb 5, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 4, 2020
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 4, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Feb 4, 2020
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jan 24, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 10, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 10, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 10, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Jan 10, 2020
Porter, Katie
· Dec 11, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 14, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Nov 14, 2019
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Nov 14, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Nov 14, 2019
Delgado, Antonio
· Oct 17, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 17, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 4, 2019
Graves, Tom
· Oct 1, 2019
Luria, Elaine
· Sep 24, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Sep 24, 2019
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 16, 2019
Bishop, Rob
· Sep 6, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· Sep 6, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 23, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jul 10, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 11, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jun 4, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· May 16, 2019
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 14, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2019
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