H.R. 6798 · 110th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain cancers…
Full title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain cancers occurring in veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents, and for other purposes.
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KagenSponsor10 cosponsors · 8 D, 2 R
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Baca
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McDermott
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Kuhl
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Michaud
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Frank
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Rogers
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McIntyre
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Schakowsky
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Bordallo
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Holt2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Presumes to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, cancers of any tissues through the opening of the gastrointestinal tract to the end, becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10% or more.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 1, 2008
Presumes to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, cancers of any tissues through the opening of the gastrointestinal tract to the end, becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10% or more.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain cancers occurring in veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Aug 1, 2008): Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 1, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.