HR 1972 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-03-17· Sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]· 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.(2021-06-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hypertension and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions 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 (13)

10 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]MN
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]FL
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]NY
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]NY
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]CA
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN