US SB2821 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 10 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands anytime from 1977 through 1980 as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. These veterans thereby become eligible for the same health care and other benefits given to service members who were involved in active nuclear tests. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities 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.
Title
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB632 (Related) 2017-02-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
SB283 (Related) 2017-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB283 (Related) 2017-02-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2821/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2821/BILLS-115s2821is.pdf |
