Palomares Veterans Act of 2021

United States117th CongressS-1151Senate
Updated: Apr 15, 2021

Summary

Palomares Veterans Act of 2021 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.

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Timeline

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HR-2580: Palomares Veterans Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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