HR 7288 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Right to Breathe Act

Introduced 2018-12-12· Sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.(2018-12-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans' Right to Breathe Act This bill provides a presumption of service connection for certain diseases for burn pit-exposed veterans. Under a presumption of service connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. A burn pit-exposed veteran is a veteran who was stationed at a location where an open burn pit (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) was used while deployed on or after September 11, 2001.…

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican