A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-283| Senate
| Updated: 2/2/2017
Al Franken
Democratic Senator
Minnesota
Cosponsors (12)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Jon Tester (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-632Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
CancerMarshall IslandsNuclear weaponsRadiationVeterans' pensions and compensation
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-283| Senate
| Updated: 2/2/2017
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 115-632Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Al Franken
Democratic Senator
Minnesota
Cosponsors (12)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Jon Tester (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- HR 115-632: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- S 115-2821: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
CancerMarshall IslandsNuclear weaponsRadiationVeterans' pensions and compensation