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HR 2371 117th 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: May 13, 2021 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · May 13, 2021
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 5, 2021
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Apr 5, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2371: Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2371/
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"H.R. 2371: Veterans’ Right to Breathe Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2371/.
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H.R. 2371, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2371/.
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