US SB565 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-3-2)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-04-28 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 3 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-04-28 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Title
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
| Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
| Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-28 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| 2021-03-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1585 (Related) 2021-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB3967 (Related) 2022-06-16 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB3003 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
HR950 (Similar To) 2022-03-01 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3373 (Related) 2022-08-10 - Became Public Law No: 117-168.
HB3967 (Related) 2022-06-16 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB3003 (Related) 2021-10-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
HR950 (Similar To) 2022-03-01 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB3373 (Related) 2022-08-10 - Became Public Law No: 117-168.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/565/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s565/BILLS-117s565is.pdf |
