US Congress House Bill 930 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-2)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-01 - 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]

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept as proof of service-connection of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) alleged to have been incurred in or aggravated by active military service a diagnosis of PTSD by a mental health professional, together with written testimony by the veteran and a written determination by the professional that such disorder is related to the veteran's service, notwithstanding the fact that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation in such service, and to resolve every reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran. Allows such service-connection to be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. Provides the same conditions (with the same authorized rebuttal) with respect to acceptance of proof of service-connection of certain mental health conditions alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma experienced during active military service.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2011-03-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB1391 (Same As) 2012-06-27 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/930/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr930/BILLS-112hr930ih.pdf