Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-3444| Senate
| Updated: 3/11/2020
Jon Tester
Democratic Senator
Montana
Cosponsors (39)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
AsiaCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthConflicts and warsDigestive and metabolic diseasesDisability assistanceHazardous wastes and toxic substancesNeurological disordersVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnam
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-3444| Senate
| Updated: 3/11/2020
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 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 Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jon Tester
Democratic Senator
Montana
Cosponsors (39)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthConflicts and warsDigestive and metabolic diseasesDisability assistanceHazardous wastes and toxic substancesNeurological disordersVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnam