Palomares Veterans Act of 2019
United States116th CongressS-1896Senate
Updated: Jun 19, 2019
Summary
Palomares Veterans Act of 2019 This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of radioactive materials at Palomares, Spain, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities 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.
Bill texts
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Timeline
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Senate
Introduced in Senate
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