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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Dec 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5020: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5020/
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"H.R. 5020: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5020/.
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H.R. 5020, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5020/.
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[H.R. 5020: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5020/)
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