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H.R. 2368 · 117th Congress

COVENANT Act of 2021

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ELD LuriaSponsor
11 cosponsors · 10 D, 1 R
FMD Mrvan ESD Slotkin DCD Cicilline IOD Omar SSR Stivers DPD Phillips DKD Kilmer END Norton SPD Peters PAD Aguilar BSD Scott

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

Conceding Our Veterans' Exposures Now And Necessitating Training Act of 2021 or the COVENANT Act of 2021

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 5, 2021

Conceding Our Veterans' Exposures Now And Necessitating Training Act of 2021 or the COVENANT Act of 2021

This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for certain illnesses related to exposure to airborne hazards or open burn pits and addresses the care available through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans with illnesses they assert to be related to exposures during their service.

Specifically, the bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for certain illnesses becoming manifest in covered veterans to a degree of 10% or more. 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.

A covered veteran is any veteran who

  • served on or after August 2, 1990, in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, or the United Arab Emirates; or
  • served on or after September 11, 2001, in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, or other countries the VA determines to be relevant.

Among other elements, the bill

  • requires the VA to provide medical examinations for veterans who submit a claim for disability compensation for an illness not listed in the bill but that is asserted to be related to airborne hazard or open burn pit exposure;
  • authorizes the VA to stay pending claims for disability compensation related to the service and illnesses covered by this bill until the implementation of the bill; and
  • provides VA hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to covered veterans.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: COVENANT Act of 2021

Also known as: Conceding Our Veterans’ Exposures Now And Necessitating Training Act of 2021

Latest action (Jun 22, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 5, 2021

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

No recorded floor vote found.