HR 5020
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Radiation
Veterans' medical care
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer.
Introduced: November 8, 2019
Introduced by:
Panetta, Jimmy
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
Dec 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study and report on whether prostate cancer should be included in the list of diseases considered to have been incurred or aggravated during active military, naval, or air service of radiation-exposed veterans.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1