HR 1406 · 107th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-04-04· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2001-07-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness Act of 2001 - Includes fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, a chronic multisymptom illness, or any other ill-defined illness among the chronic disabilities of a Persian Gulf War veteran for which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may pay disability compensation. Authorizes the Secretary, with respect to medical research projects sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide that medical information derived from the participation of a Persian Gulf veteran in such project may not be used in adjudicating such veteran's entitlement to the receipt of veterans' disability compensation.…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats2 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]TX
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-22]CA
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]PA
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]NY
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50]CA
Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-10]IN
Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]TX
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]FL
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]FL
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1]TX
Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA