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S 454 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Asia Disability assistance Environmental health Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Military facilities and property Nursing Solid waste and recycling Uzbekistan Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021

Introduced: February 25, 2021 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021

This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for certain diseases becoming manifest in a veteran who served on active duty at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005. Specifically, there must be a presumption of service-connection for veterans who manifest illnesses that have a positive association with exposure to jet fuel, volatile organic compounds, high levels of particulate matter, depleted uranium, asbestos, or lead-based paint, as determined by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). 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.

Veterans who served at K2 Air Base during the specified period are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for an illness that has been determined by NASEM to have a positive association with exposure to jet fuel, volatile organic compounds, high levels of particulate matter, depleted uranium, asbestos, or lead-based paint.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1355 Identical bill K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 15, 2021
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 16, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 15, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 3, 2021
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 454: K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-454/
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