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S 565 117th Congress Senate 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 of 2021

Introduced: March 3, 2021 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021

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 28, 2021

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jul 14, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 14, 2021
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 24, 2021
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 3, 2021
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 3, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 3, 2021
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 3, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 3, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2021
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 3, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 3, 2021
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 3, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 565: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-565/
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"S. 565: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-565/.
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S. 565, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-565/.
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