To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer.
USA116th CongressHR-5020| House
| Updated: 12/2/2019
Jimmy Panetta
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (1)
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study and report on whether prostate cancer should be included in the list of diseases considered to have been incurred or aggravated during active military, naval, or air service of radiation-exposed veterans.
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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
CancerCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsMedical researchRadiationVeterans' medical care
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study on radiation exposure relating to prostate cancer.
USA116th CongressHR-5020| House
| Updated: 12/2/2019
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the National Cancer Institute to conduct a study and report on whether prostate cancer should be included in the list of diseases considered to have been incurred or aggravated during active military, naval, or air service of radiation-exposed veterans.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jimmy Panetta
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (1)
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
CancerCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsMedical researchRadiationVeterans' medical care