HR 1811 · 100th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988

Introduced 1987-03-25· Sponsored by Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 100-321.(1988-05-20)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1988-05-02
Yea 326Nay 2
PassedHouse · 1988-05-02
Yea 326Nay 2
PassedSenate · 1988-04-25
Yea 48Nay 30
PassedSenate · 1988-04-25
Yea 48Nay 30

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Atomic Veterans Compensation Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to establish (for purposes of eligibility for such benefits) a presumption of service-connection for the following diseases suffered by any radiation-exposed veteran: (1) all forms of leukemia, except chronic lymphatic leukemia; (2) polycythemia vera; (3) thyroid cancer; (4) bronchogenic carcinoma; and (5) female breast cancer. Requires all of the above diseases, in order to be considered service-connected, to have become manifest to a degree of ten percent or more within 30 years after the last date on which the veteran participated in a radiation-risk activity. Defines "radiation-exposed veterans" and "radiation-risk activity" for purposes of this Act.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans