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HR 1585 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Marshall Islands Nuclear weapons Radiation Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

Introduced: March 3, 2021 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.

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.

What's happening now April 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 102
All 102 Democratic 66 Republican 11
D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Sep 21, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 25, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 25, 2021
Reed, Tom
· May 25, 2021
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 25, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · May 11, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 15, 2021
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 15, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Mar 26, 2021
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Mar 17, 2021
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 8, 2021
Maloney, Sean
· Mar 8, 2021
 R
McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · Mar 8, 2021
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 8, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2021
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 3, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Mar 3, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 3, 2021
Burgess, Michael
· Mar 3, 2021
Bustos, Cheri
· Mar 3, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2021
Davis, Rodney
· Mar 3, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 3, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 3, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 3, 2021
Demings, Val
· Mar 3, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Mar 3, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 3, 2021
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