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S 1393 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health personnel Medical education Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021

Introduced: April 27, 2021 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide training to its health care and benefits personnel regarding veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances.

The VA must provide its health care personnel with education and training to identify, treat, and assess the impact of illnesses related to exposure to toxic substances. Such training must address how to ask for additional information from veterans regarding exposure to different toxicants.

Additionally, the VA must establish an annual training program for claims processors who review claims for disability benefits related to service-connected disabilities based on exposure to toxic substances.

What's happening now April 27, 2021

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jun 16, 2021
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1393: Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1393/
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"S. 1393: Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1393/.
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S. 1393, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1393/.
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