H.R. 2149 119th Congress House

Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: March 14, 2025 Introduced by: James C. Moylan Republican · Guam See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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Mar 14, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Correcting Guam's History in the PACT Act

This bill expands eligibility for a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. 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.

Under the bill, service performed in Guam or its territorial waters between August 15, 1958, and July 31, 1980, provides a veteran who has a specified disease that is associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents with eligibility for a presumption of service-connection. (Under current law, the eligible time frame for service in Guam is between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980.)

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Defense, Dept of (DOD)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Labor, Dept of (DOL)
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Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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SENATE
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
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U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
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Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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Cosponsors 36

Joyce, David P.

Ohio · Aug 3, 2026

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Apr 27, 2026

Salinas, Andrea

Oregon · Apr 14, 2026

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Mar 24, 2026

Salazar, Maria Elvira

Florida · Jan 13, 2026

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · Dec 19, 2025

Kean, Thomas H.

New Jersey · Sep 30, 2025

Bell, Wesley

Missouri · Jul 29, 2025

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Jul 29, 2025

Tokuda, Jill N.

Hawaii · Jun 30, 2025

Lieu, Ted

California · Jun 5, 2025

Bynum, Janelle S.

Oregon · Jun 3, 2025

Sherrill, Mikie

New Jersey · Apr 28, 2025

Tonko, Paul

New York · Mar 31, 2025

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Mar 27, 2025

Espaillat, Adriano

New York · Mar 27, 2025

Fletcher, Lizzie

Texas · Mar 27, 2025

Lawler, Michael

New York · Mar 27, 2025

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Mar 27, 2025

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Mar 27, 2025

Chu, Judy

California · Mar 14, 2025

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Mar 14, 2025

Frankel, Lois

Florida · Mar 14, 2025

Hoyle, Val T.

Oregon · Mar 14, 2025

LaLota, Nick

New York · Mar 14, 2025

LaMalfa, Doug

California · Mar 14, 2025

Lee, Susie

Nevada · Mar 14, 2025

Malliotakis, Nicole

New York · Mar 14, 2025

Meng, Grace

New York · Mar 14, 2025

Morelle, Joseph D.

New York · Mar 14, 2025

Moulton, Seth

Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 14, 2025

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2025

Swalwell, Eric

California · Mar 14, 2025

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Mar 14, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Mar 14, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2149: Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2149/

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"H.R. 2149: Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2149/.

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