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COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020

Introduced: July 22, 2020 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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COVID-19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020

This bill establishes, for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, a presumption of service-connection if COVID-19 symptoms manifest within a specified time period in individuals serving in the military or reserves during qualified periods of duty (i.e., active duty, training duty, or full-time National Guard duty). For individuals who become disabled or die as a result of COVID-19, it shall be presumed the individual became disabled or died during a qualified period of duty.

An individual who was disabled or died due to COVID-19 and was on training duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be furnished death or disability benefits as if the individual were a veteran, without regard to whether their duty period would constitute active military service.

What's happening now July 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4320 Related bill A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purpos…
  • HR 7728 Identical bill COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jul 23, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jul 22, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jul 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4287: COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4287/
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"S. 4287: COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4287/.
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S. 4287, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4287/.
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