US HB5020 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study and report on whether prostate cancer should be included in the list of diseases considered to have been incurred or aggravated during active military, naval, or air service of radiation-exposed veterans.
Title
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA] | Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| 2019-11-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2019-11-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Radiation
Veterans' medical care
Cancer
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Radiation
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5020/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5020/BILLS-116hr5020ih.pdf |
