S. 555 · 116th Congress
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019
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Sinema14 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 26, 2019
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019
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 diseases 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2019
Latest action (Feb 26, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 26, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.