To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection of disabilities relating to blast exposures with respect to disability compensation payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
USA115th CongressHR-4321| House
| Updated: 11/9/2017
Nydia M. Velázquez
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (33)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017 This bill establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs' presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of service.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability assistanceVeterans' pensions and compensation
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection of disabilities relating to blast exposures with respect to disability compensation payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
USA115th CongressHR-4321| House
| Updated: 11/9/2017
Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2017 This bill establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs' presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of service.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nydia M. Velázquez
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (33)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disability assistanceVeterans' pensions and compensation