US Congress Senate Bill 529 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-05-09 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Changes the commencement for the period of military service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for purposes of eligibility for hospital care and medical services for specified illnesses or conditions related to exposure to contaminated water at such installation, from January 1, 1957, to either August 1, 1953, or an earlier date that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in consultation with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, shall specify. Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register any earlier date chosen.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other purposes.

Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]

Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]

Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]

Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-09	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
2013-03-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB944 (Related) 2013-12-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.
SB1950 (Related) 2014-02-04 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736)
SB1982 (Related) 2014-02-27 - S.AMDT.2766 SA 2766 fell when SA 2747 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)
SB2413 (Related) 2014-06-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/529/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s529/BILLS-113s529is.pdf