Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act
USA116th CongressHR-5610| House
| Updated: 1/15/2020
Josh Harder
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (39)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Denny Heck (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism 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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
AsiaCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthConflicts and warsDigestive and metabolic diseasesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersVeterans' medical careVietnam
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act
USA116th CongressHR-5610| House
| Updated: 1/15/2020
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism 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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Josh Harder
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (39)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Denny Heck (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthConflicts and warsDigestive and metabolic diseasesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersVeterans' medical careVietnam