Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D VelázquezSponsor

33 cosponsors · 24 D, 9 R

28 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs' presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of service.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 9, 2017

Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017

Latest action (Nov 9, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 9, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.