HR 5454 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced 2008-02-14· Sponsored by Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]· House

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Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(2008-06-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Presumes to be service-connected, and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis developing a 10% degree of disability or more at any time, in the case of a veteran who served for 90 days or more during a period of war.…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]NC
Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]PA
Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5]PA
Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10]MA
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]CA
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]IN
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]MI
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]UT
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]IL
Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]TX
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]MI