HR 4574
116th 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' pensions and compensation
Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act
Introduced: September 27, 2019
Introduced by:
Ruiz, Raul
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sep 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 27, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans' Right to Breathe Act
This bill provides a presumption of service connection to burn pit-exposed veterans for certain diseases. Under a presumption of service connection, specific conditions 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 supporting a contingency operation on or after January 1, 1990, and was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) was used.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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