HR 1377 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

Introduced 2019-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]· House

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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.(2019-03-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]VA
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]IL
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]CA
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]VA
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]MD
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]IL