US Congress Senate Bill 2038 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3-1)
Status: Introduced on October 31 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 This bill provides a presumption of herbicide exposure as the service-connected cause of certain diseases notwithstanding that there is no evidentiary record of any such disease during a veteran's service period. The bill defines a "veteran" for purposes of this bill as an individual who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971. The bill specifies such a disease as: (1) a listed disease that becomes manifest, or (2) any additional disease that the Department of Veterans Affairs determines warrants a presumption of service-connection by reason of a positive association with herbicide exposure and that manifests itself within a prescribed period.

Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017

Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-31	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB3605 (Same As) 2017-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2038/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2038/BILLS-115s2038is.pdf